Mark Tenenbaum is a fourth-year PhD student at American University. He studies US politics with a focus on religion, race and ethnicity, and political behaviour. Tenenbaum’s current research projects examine how social pressure pushes individuals within religious groups to conform to group political norms.

Matthew Sheffield is the founder of the Flux Media Network, a media platform that covers trends in politics and religion. Sheffield is a writer, podcaster, and ex-pollster. His written work focuses on right-wing extremism and misinformation, and he has been quoted in US media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and CNN.

Marcus H. Johnson is a PhD candidate in political science at American University in Washington, D.C. His research interests include racial competition, political behavior, and social identity in American politics. His research projects include investigating how the racial income gap influences prejudice.