Spencer Klavan, holds a B.A. in Literature and Linguistics, with a minor in Theatre Studies, from Yale University, a Master’s degree in Literature and Linguistics from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. in Classical Languages from Oxford University. He is host of the Young Heretics podcast that “explores the concepts of truth, beauty, and everything that makes Western culture great….” Klavan also holds the position of Associate Editor at both The Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind. He authored How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises and Music in Ancient Greece: Melody, Rhythm, and Life. Heis currently working on a new book focused on faith in the modern technological age.

John M. McCardell, Jr., is the Vice-Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of History at the University of the South at Sewanee, where he served as Vice-Chancellor from 2010-2020. He also held the position of President at Middlebury College from 1992 to 2004 and currently holds the title of President Emeritus. McCardell is the author of The Idea of a Southern Nation which was awarded the Alan Nevins Prize from the Society of American Historians. He is a distinguished historian with a concentration in U.S history with emphasis on the Old South. A lifelong Episcopalian, he holds an A.B. from Washington and Lee University and Johns Hopkins University, a Ph.D. from Harvard University, a L.H.D. from Washington and Lee University, a Lit. D. from St. Michaels College and a Lit. D from Middlebury College.

William H. Haltom, Jr., earned his B.A. and J.D. from The University of Tennessee and has held significant leadership roles, including the presidency of The University of Tennessee Student Government Association, the Memphis Bar Association, and the Tennessee Bar Association. He chaired the Healthcare Law Practice Group at the Memphis-based firm of Lewis Thomason, P.C. He served as the chair of the editorial board of the ABA Journal. Haltom has written numerous books including, The Other Fellow May be Right: The Civility of Howard Baker, Why Can’t Mother Vote? and Never Over the Hill.