Matter of Opinion Creators & Guests

Jane Coaston is a journalist and writer, she started at Vox as Senior Politics Reporter.

Ross Douthat is an opinion writer at The New York Times and the film critic for National Review. He is the author of two books, “Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics” (2012), and “Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class” (2005).

Lydia Frances Polgreen is a journalist and editor-in-chief of HuffPost.

Michelle Goldberg is a senior correspondent for The American Prospect and a columnist for The Daily Beast, Slate, and The New York Times. She is a former senior writer for The Nation magazine and Salon.com. She is the author of "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism" (2006), and "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World" (2009).

Frank Bruni is a journalist and author who has reported on national politics, food, and religion. He is currently an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.Previously, Bruni was a metropolitan reporter, then a Washington reporter, and then chief restaurant critic for the NYT. Before that, Bruni wrote for the New York Post, then the Detroit Free Press.Bruni has written and co-written five books, including "Ambling Into History," published in 2002, "Born Round," published in 2009, and "Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be," published in 2015. He is a CNN contributor. His freelance work has appeared in several magazines, including Conde Nast Traveler.Bruni received a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he wrote for the student paper. He received his M.Sc. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Phoebe Lett is a podcast producer at The New York Times.

Nicole Hemmer is a history expert of American politics and media. She is an author of Messengers of the Right and is an active public intellectual. Nicole writes a syndicated columnist for Fairfax Media while co-hosting and producing the popular history podcast Past Present.

Charlie Warzel is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of its newsletter Galaxy Brain, about technology, media, and big ideas.He is a co-author of Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home. Previously he was a writer at large for The New York Times’ Opinion section and a senior writer at BuzzFeed News.

Tyler Cowen is an economist and Professor of Economics at the George Mason University.

Pramila Jayapal is a politician and activist.

Klon Kitchen is the lead tech policy at the Heritage Foundation.

Trevor Noah is a celebrated comedian, television host, and author best known for his role as the host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Noah began his career as a stand-up comedian, gaining international recognition for his sharp wit and incisive humor. He succeeded Jon Stewart as the host of "The Daily Show" in 2015, bringing his unique perspective and global sensibility to the show. Noah has received numerous accolades for his work, including two Emmy wins. In addition to his television career, he is the author of the bestselling memoir "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" (2016), which chronicles his experiences growing up during apartheid.

Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).

Anand Giridharadas is a writer of Indian descent. He is a former columnist for The New York Times, and he is also the author of three books: India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking, The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas, and Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World.

Jesse Wegman is a member of The New York Times editorial board, where he has written about the Supreme Court and legal affairs since 2013.

David Wallace Wells is a journalist.

Sherrilyn Ifill is a lawyer, and expert on voting rights and judicial selection. Currently, she is a law professor at the University of Maryland Law School and also president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.Ifill began her legal career in a fellowship with the ACLU in New York. She then served as assistant counsel at the Legal Defense Fund, where she litigated Voting Rights Act cases. Her first book, "On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the 21st Century," was published in 2008.Ifill was born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York. She received her B.A. from Vassar College and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law. She interned for Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. and at the United Nations Centre for Human Rights.

Dr. Jonathan Paul Caulkins is a drug policy researcher and Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy at Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on illicit drugs and the policies surrounding them.Caulkins received his B.S. and M.S. from Washington University in St. Louis, and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal is a professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice & The Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY), and author of the book Queering Law and Order.