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Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

Publisher

Scott is President of Liberty Nation's parent company, One Generation Away, where he co-edited “Roots of Liberty: Unlocking the Federalist Papers." Formerly an attorney, Scott previously worked in the Maryland legislature, at the Cato Institute, and at the Bill of Rights Institute, where he co-authored “The Bill of Rights and You.”
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Mark Angelides

Mark Angelides

Editor-in-Chief

Mark is Liberty Nation Editor-in-Chief after previously serving as Managing Editor for four years. Steeped in US Conservative policy and politics, he is the host of our flagship radio show airing across the country on the Radio America Network.
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Laura Valkovic

Laura Valkovic

Science & Technology Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Eclectic in interests and political philosophies, Laura came to journalism after years of working as an educator. Her background as a historian has informed her research and writing styles, as well as her approach to current affairs. Born and raised in Australia, Laura currently resides in Great Britain.
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Kirsten Brooker

Kirsten Brooker

Culture Correspondent for Liberty Nation and Liberty Nation GenZ. Kirsten loves to write about culture from the point of view of an everyday American who lives deep in the heart of the Midwest. She is the mother of two adorable girls, likes classic rock, and humbly wears the crown of a former Homecoming Queen with grace and style.
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Tim Donner

Tim Donner

Senior Political Analyst

Tim is Senior Political Analyst at LibertyNation.com. A former radio talk show host, Tim previously ran for the U.S. Senate in Virginia. A longtime entrepreneur, conservative policy advocate, and broadcast journalist, Tim founded One Generation Away, LN’s parent organization where he served as president for 14 years.
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Sarah Cowgill

Sarah Cowgill

National Columnist

National Columnist at LibertyNation.com. Sarah has been a writer in the political and corporate worlds for over 30 years. As a sought-after speech writer, her clients included CEOs, U.S. Senators, Congressmen, Governors, and even a Vice President. She’s worked as a contributing editor, a news reporter, and a guest opinion political writer for numerous publications nationwide.
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Liberty Nation Authors

Liberty Nation Authors

Our authors are young and old, fresh and bold. Our goal is to open our readers to a new generation of thought in the vanguard of the freedom movement.
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Leesa K. Donner

Leesa K. Donner

Executive Editor

Leesa is the Executive Editor and Co-founder of Liberty Nation. She served as Editor-in-Chief of Liberty Nation from 2017 – 2024. Leesa spent over a decade in the broadcast news industry as a television news anchor, reporter, and producer at NBC, CBS, and FOX (formerly Metromedia) affiliates in Charlotte, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC.
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Kelli Ballard

Kelli Ballard

National Correspondent

National Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Kelli is an author, editor, and publisher. Her writing interests span many genres including a former crime/government reporter, fiction novelist, and playwright. Originally a Central California girl, Kelli now resides in the Seattle area.
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John Klar

John Klar

National Correspondent

John, National Correspondent for LibertyNation.com, is an attorney and a farmer who has written extensively about the health threats of pesticides and other environmental toxins. John raises grass-fed organic beef and lamb in Vermont. He has also authored several books, the latest of which is The War on Farmers: How Corporations, Activists, and Climate Alarmists Are Fueling a Global Food Crisis.
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Joe Schaeffer

Joe Schaeffer

Enterprise Reporter

Enterprise Reporter at LibertyNation.com Joe is a veteran journalist with 20+ years' experience. He spent 15 years with The Washington Times, including 8+ years as Managing Editor of the newspaper's popular National Weekly Edition. Striving to be a natural health nut, he considers staring at the ocean for hours to be an act of political rebellion.
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James Fite

James Fite

Editor-at-Large

James is our wordsmith extraordinaire, a legislation hound and lover of all things self-reliant and free. An author of politics and what often sounds like fiction at LibertyNation.com he homesteads in the Arkansas wilderness.
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Graham Noble

Graham Noble

Chief Political Correspondent & Satirist

Chief Political Correspondent & Humorist at LibertyNation.com. The son of a World War II veteran, Graham is himself a former British soldier and combat vet who immigrated to the United States in 2000. A Liberty Nation author since early 2017, Graham’s writing is inspired by a fierce passion for individualism and freedom and a healthy distrust of government, no matter who is in charge. Rejecting the common labels used to identify political parties and factions, Graham considers himself a constitutionalist, believing that the United States of America should be governed in strict accordance with the text of the founding documents – nothing more and nothing less.
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Elizabeth Lawrence

Elizabeth Lawrence

Editor and Author

Elizabeth is an author and editor at Liberty Nation. Liz has over a decade of experience in media and journalism, including work with American Military News, PBS, and NBC Montana. Liz also wrote “Homesteading Kids,” a children’s book inspiring self-sufficient living and practical skills. Connect with Liz on X @lizlawrence2111
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Dave Patterson

Dave Patterson

National Security Correspondent

National Security Correspondent at LibertyNation.Com. Dave is a retired U.S. Air Force Pilot with over 180 combat missions in Vietnam. He is the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and has served in executive positions in the private sector aerospace and defense industry. In addition to Liberty Nation, Dave’s articles have appeared in The Federalist and DefenseOne.com.
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Corey Smith

Corey Smith

National Correspondent

Corey is a recovering bartender, and a freelance editor. He specializes in memoirs and novels but has a smorgasbord of experience in non-fiction works. In a former life, he ghostwrote several romance novels, which he denies. A cabin far away from sirens and motorcycles would be his ideal home. Instead, he lives near a construction site in New Hampshire.
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Andrew Moran

Andrew Moran

Economics Editor

Economics Editor at LibertyNation.com. Andrew has written extensively on economics, business, and political subjects for the last decade. He also writes about economics at The Epoch Times and financial markets at FX Daily Report. He is the author of “The War on Cash.” You can learn more at AndrewMoran.net.
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