About Betsy McCaughey Betsy McCaughey was the 72nd Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998. She has been a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute and Hudson Institute think tanks. She founded the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) in reaction to a rise in antibiotic-resistant infections. A historian by training – with a Ph.D. from Columbia University […]
About Larry Kudlow Larry Kudlow – is a syndicated columnist – who appears in numerous U.S. newspapers and web sites – including his own blog – Kudlow’s Money Politic. He is a CNBC senior contributor. He is also the host of “The Larry Kudlow Show” – which broadcasts each Saturday from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on WABC Radio and […]
About Michael A. Burstein Michael A. Burstein science fiction writer. Graduated Harvard in 1991 with a degree in Physics; in 1993 he earned a Master’s in Physics from Boston University. Burstein is president of the Society for the Preservation of Pluto as a Planet. The Society is known by the acronym SP3. You will recall last week’s guest Mike Brown […]
About Dr. Ken Buesseler Dr. Ken Buesseler, Senior Scientist, Director of the Center for Marine and Environmental Radioactivity, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Established in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, it is the largest independent oceanographic research institution in the U.S., with staff and students numbering about 1,000. Dr. Buesseler specializes in the study of natural and manmade […]
About Christopher Ruddy Christopher Ruddy – a noted journalist and entrepreneur – is CEO and president of Newsmax Media Inc. – one of the nation’s leading news media companies. In 1998 – Ruddy founded Newsmax – a multimedia publishing company that publishes online and offline content in the fields of news – politics – health and finance. Newsmax.com ranks consistently […]
About Peter King Congressman Peter King – a Republican – is serving his twelfth term in the U.S. House of Representatives – last reelected with 68.5% of the vote – – the highest margin of any Congressional candidate on Long Island. Congressman King is a leading authority on terrorism and cyber security. Congressman King is a member of the Homeland […]
About Mike Brown Professor Mike Brown is Professor of Planetary Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology and has been on the faculty there since 1996. He specializes in the discovery and study of bodies at the edge of the solar system. Among his numerous scientific accomplishments, he is best known for his discovery of Eris, the most massive object found […]
About Mike Rogers Mike Rogers is a former member of Congress representing Michigan’s Eighth Congressional District, officer in the U.S. Army, and FBI special agent. In the U.S. House of Representatives, he chaired the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and was a member of the Energy and Commerce panel. As chairman of HPSCI, he authorized and oversaw a […]
About Edward Klein Edward Klein is a well-known editor – writer and public speaker with a distinguished career in American journalism. After serving an apprenticeship as a copy boy for the New York Daily News – he went on to earn a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism – he joined Newsweek – where he became foreign […]
About John Prato Ambassador John Prato, Canada recently returned to the banking industry and now serves as the Deputy Chairman of one of the largest banks in the United States. Up until July of 2016, he has been the Consul General of Canada in New York since March 2011. Canada and New York share 17 international crossings and 450 border […]
About John Cornyn United States Senator John Cornyn, is the Republican Senator from Texas. As a lawyer, Senator Cornyn first served as Bexar County district court judge 1984-1990 the Texas supreme court 1990-1997 and Texas state attorney general 1999-2002. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002; subsequently appointed to the remainder of the term left […]
About Mark Shaw Mark Shaw For more than fifty years, the exhaustive 18-month investigation of the JFK assassination by What’s My Line? television star and revered investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen has been buried due to a cover-up by those threatened with a tell-all book she was writing for Random House. When the famed journalist, called by the New York Post, […]
About Kirsten Gillibrand Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) was first sworn in as United States Senator from New York in January 2009. After winning a special election in 2010 to serve out the remainder of Secretary Clinton’s term in the Senate, Kirsten was elected to her first full six-year term in 2012 with a New York statewide record 72 percent of […]
About Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President […]
About Barney Frank Congressman Barney Frank is a former Congressman and board member of the New York-based Signature Bank. He previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2007–2011) and was a leading co-sponsor of […]
About Jeffrey “Jefe” Parrish Jeffrey “Jefe” Parrish, Vice President for Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Network where he is responsible for supporting, growing and strengthening a network of the most innovative conservation heroes saving wildlife around the world. He has a particular focus on identifying the most urgent and innovative projects that can reverse the elephant crisis, and raising the funding and […]
About Niger Innis Niger Innis is the national spokesperson for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) – MSNBC commentator – and political consultant. His father – Roy Innis – up until his recent passing was the National Director of CORE since 1968. The young Innis was born in Harlem – New York. Innis is active in community and social organizations – […]
About Patrick Theros Ambassador Patrick Theros was a career Foreign Service Officer from 1963 to 1999. Key positions he held in the Foreign Service include Ambassador to the State of Qatar – 1995–1998; Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism – responsible for the coordination of all U.S. Government counter-terrorism activities outside the United States – 1993–1995; Political Advisor to the Commander in Chief […]
About Carolyn Maloney Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is a member of Congress in New York’s 12th congressional district. – the eastern half of Manhattan and portions of Queens. A Democratic – she worked as a teacher and an administrator for the New York City Board of Education. The Congresswoman was the driving for to extend the provisions of the Zadroga Act – […]
About Dani Dayan Ambassador Dani Dayan assumed the post of Consul General of Israel in New York in August of 2016. Amb. Dayan has a long time reputation as an Israeli public figure. His nomination by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was publicly welcomed by the Israeli opposition too. Dayan was Chairman of the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria […]
About James Stavridis Former Navy Admiral James Stavridis retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He was the Supreme Allied Commander of the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013. He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command – with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009. He was the Senior Military Assistant to Secretary of Defense […]
About Robert L. Capers United States Attorney Robert L. Capers, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York since October 2015; appointed by President Barack Obama. As United States Attorney, he is responsible for overseeing all federal criminal and civil investigations and cases in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, as well as Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island. […]
About Tom Wolf Governor Tom Wolf is the 47th and current Governor of Pennsylvania, since taking office on January 20, 2015. A Democrat, he defeated Republican incumbent Tom Corbett in the 2014 gubernatorial election. Previously, Wolf served as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 until November 2008 and as an executive in his family-owned business. […]
About John Negroponte John Negroponte is a British – American diplomat of Greek ancestry. He is currently a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Prior to this appointment – he served as the United States Deputy Secretary of State and as the first ever Director of National Intelligence. Negroponte served in […]
About Kevin McCarthy Congressman Kevin McCarthy is currently the Congressional House Majority Leader. He is a Republican from California. He represents California’s 23rd district – near Bakersfield. After he was elected to Congress in 2006 – Kevin quickly became Chief Deputy Whip and later served as Majority Whip. In 2014 – he was elected Majority Leader of the House – […]
About Christopher Nixon Cox Christopher Nixon Cox is a lawyer based in New York. He is the son of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward F. Cox. He is the grandson of Richard Nixon – the 37th President of the United States and Pat Nixon – the 44th First Lady of the United States. He is the owner of OC Global […]
About Danny Danon Ambassador Danny Danon became Israel’s 17th Permanent Representative to the United Nations in October 2015. Danny Danon was born in Israel in 1971. He completed his IDF service with the rank of Lieutenant and served as Overall Commander of the Marva volunteer program. Ambassador Danon was a Member of Knesset from February 2009 until August 2015. He […]
About Alfonse D’Amato Senator Alfonse D’Amato served as United States Senator from New York from 1981 to 1999. He is a Republican. Senator D’Amato had a distinguished 18-year career in the U.S. Senate – served as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee – was a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee – specializing in defense and transportation issues – and served […]
About Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York. Cuomo was elected in 2010 – holding the same position his father Mario Cuomo held from 1983 to 1994. Born in Queens – New York – he is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School. Cuomo began his career working as campaign manager for […]
About Bill Richardson Governor Bill Richardson has led a distinguished public-service career for more than 30 years as a U.S. Congressman (1982-1996) – U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998) – and Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton (1998-2000). As a diplomat and Special Envoy – Richardson has received four Nobel Peace Prize nominations – and has successfully […]
