Garry Wills
American author, journalist, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church
american political writers
Gore Vidal
American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, erudition, and patrician manner
Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist and author who founded the gonzo journalism movement
Barack Obama
American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States
David McCullough
American author, narrator, popular historian, and lecturer
H. L. Mencken
American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English
Russell Kirk
American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, and literary critic, known for his influence on 20th-century American conservatism
Helen Keller
American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer
David Halberstam
American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, and later, sports journalism
Ta-Nehisi Coates
American author and journalist