Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is an author and a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania.  He has worked as a  senior editor at Newsweek/The Daily Beast and his essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and other leading publications.

Ian Fidance is a New York City comedian, writer, and actor. He’s been featured in the New Yorker, New York Times, was a writer on Crank Yankers and has made multiple TV appearances. His first comedy album debuted at #1 on iTunes. He has a podcast forthcoming called Ian's Infinite Playlist.