Ward Connerly is best known for his fight against race-based preferences in the California university system, but has since expanded his campaign nationwide, winning ballot initiatives in multiple states.

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross is the vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and the director of its Center for Terrorism Research. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in world politics at the Catholic University of America. Gartenstein-Ross has consulted for a number of clients who need to be at the forefront of understanding terrorism, including Corporate Risk International and the Manhattan Institute. He frequently leads federal, state, and local law enforcement training, including for the Department of Homeland Security, and has served as a Subject Matter Expert designing training material for the U.S. State Department's Office of Antiterrorism Assistance.

Phillips, probably best known as the straitlaced son-in-law on the Bill Cosby Show, but lately a columnist and commentator on public radio, reflects on his life and politics from the perspective of a black conservative in Hollywood. He offers an honest look at his personal journey, exploring areas of character, family, faith, idealism, and identity. Phillips was raised in predominately white or integrated areas of Denver, where his diction earned him criticism from some blacks for talking "like a white boy." He recounts other personal experiences in an integrated setting that set him apart from other blacks in the post-civil rights era. A child of divorce, Phillips was also forced to cope with his mother's suicide. His father, a doctor, was stern, and the two didn't develop a close relationship until Phillips became an adult. His struggle to reconcile his life with his ideals led Phillips to become a conservative Republican and to a personal analysis of what it means to be authentic. Readers interested in different perspectives on race and identity will enjoy this revealing memoir.
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Bob Beauprez is a former Member of Congress and currently maintains A Line of Sight, an online policy resource. Prior to serving in Congress, Mr. Beauprez was a dairy farmer and community banker. He and his wife Claudia reside in Lafayette, Colorado.

Stephen Schwartz is the director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism, and frequent contributor to the Weekly Standard.

Founder of the site junkscience.com, Steve Milloy is a co-founder and portfolio manager of the Free Enterprise Action Fund (the first conservative/libertarian mutual fund), and a long-time columnist for FoxNews.com .