Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss began her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and rose to prominence as an opinion editor at the New York Times in 2017.
At the NYT, she was viewed as a polarizing figure, known for her critiques of cancel culture, cultural appropriation, progressivism, and intersectionality. She resigned from the NYT in 2020, citing a hostile work environment and ideological intolerance.
In 2021, Weiss founded The Free Press as a rebuke to traditional news outlets that she believed had, over the last several years, built a consensus that “truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else,” according to her NYT resignation letter.
The platform publishes on-the-ground reporting from Israel, investigations of media bias in the Israeli-Arab conflict, and analyses of US-Israel dynamics and Middle East unrest.
Weiss is the author of the books How to Fight Anti-Semitism (2019) and The New Seven Dirty Words (2020).
Her potential appointment to a senior editorial role at CBS News, following talks of a $200 million acquisition of The Free Press by Paramount, seals her rising status in mainstream media circles. The Free Press is now valued at over $100 million and has approximately 1.5 million free and paid subscribers.
Dan Senor
Senor is best known for co-authoring the best-selling book Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle (2009), which has become a defining work on Israel’s hi-tech economy. It analyzes Israel’s innovation culture and entrepreneurial ecosystem, illustrating how a small, resource-limited country became an international hub for technology and start-ups.
This book reframed Israel as a center of innovation rather than just a war-torn nation, drawing attention from investors, policymakers, and academics worldwide. It inspired governments and economic development agencies to study Israel’s model for fostering entrepreneurship and innovation.
Following the success of his book, Senor co-founded the nonprofit Start-Up Nation Central to connect Israeli tech start-ups with global markets, laying the groundwork for further investment in Israel and collaboration with Israel’s tech ecosystem.
In 2023, he published The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World, again shaping conversations about Israel’s strategic strengths.
Senor is a frequent media commentator, and has contributed most notably to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, USA Today, and The Washington Post.
During the 2003-2004 Iraq War, Senor served as chief spokesperson and senior adviser for the transitional US-led Iraqi government, the Coalition Provisional Authority, becoming one of the longest-serving American civilians in Iraq. He received the Defense Department’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award for this role, one of the Pentagon’s highest civilian honors.
He then transitioned to finance, working at the Carlyle Group and co-founding Rosemont Capital, later joining Elliott Management as a partner overseeing communications, public policy, and geopolitical risk.
Senor now hosts the Call Me Back podcast, which has tens of thousands of subscribers on YouTube alone.
Mark Levin
Mark Levin has carved out his role as a driving force in conservative media and political commentary.
He hosts Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News and The Mark Levin Show, a nationally syndicated radio program.
A Temple University Law graduate, he began in the legal department of Texas Instruments before joining the Reagan administration, serving as chief of staff to then-attorney-general Edwin Meese and holding roles in the Education and Interior departments. Afterward, he worked in private law and led the Landmark Legal Foundation.
At Landmark, Levin filed complaints against the National Education Association for failing to disclose political spending, prompting over $100 million in reported political activity. He stepped down as president in 2018.
In 2025, US President Donald Trump appointed him to the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
As an author, Levin has penned 10 New York Times bestsellers, including eight consecutive number one titles, such as Liberty and Tyranny, Ameritopia, The Liberty Amendments, Unfreedom of the Press, and American Marxism. He is widely viewed as a thought leader in America’s conservative movement. Levin is a staunch supporter of Israel and many of its policies and actions.