Karen Tumulty is TIME's National Political Correspondent based out of Washington DC, where she covers national political developments for the magazine. Since assuming that position in 2001, Tumulty has written cover stories on topics that range from America's love-or-hate relationship with President George Bush, to the unlikely ascendancy of Howard Dean, to Arnold Schwarzenegger's bid for the governorship of California. Previously, she was the magazine's White House Correspondent and during the 2000 election season, Tumulty was the primary correspondent covering Al Gore's campaign. She makes frequent appearances on television, including CNN, CNBC and PBS.

Terry Eastland has written on legal and political subjects for publications including The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, WORLD magazine and Christianity Today. He is the publisher of The Weekly Standard, a weekly columnist for The Dallas Morning News and contributor to The Wall Street Journal. Recently he was publisher and president of The American Spectator. His books include Energy in the Executive: The Case for the Strong Presidency; Freedom of Speech and Press in the Supreme Court; and Ending Affirmative Action: The Case for Colorblind Justice.

David Aikman is an author, journalist, and foreign policy consultant working in Washington and nearby Virginia. Currently a Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum, during 1998-2002 he was a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington D.C. A former Senior and Foreign correspondent with TIME Magazine, his 1999 two-hour documentary on the Middle East peace process, "Vanishing Peace: The Aftermath of Oslo" was shown worldwide on the BBC. He has been a commentator on various international topics on ABC’s Nightline, Fox News, CNN, the BBC and VOA’s On the Line, for which he has also been an occasional moderator. His most recent book is A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush.

Amy Sullivan is a frequent contributor to the Washington Monthly, and the author of Political Aims. Sullivan’s articles on religion, politics, and the media have appeared in The American Prospect, Boston Globe, Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Sojourners, The Washington Monthly, and Washington Post.

Rev. Tanner is President and Co-Founder of The Faith & Politics Institute, an interfaith nonpartisan not-for-profit organization in Washington, DC. Doug managed Robin Britt’s successful campaign for Congress in 1982 and served on Britt’s Congressional staff. Doug later worked as Deputy Director of Project VOTE!, a national low-income and minority voter registration and education organization, and as a consultant to Harvey Gantt’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1990. Doug has been with The Faith & Politics Institute since its inception in 1991, serving first as Executive Director and, since 1999, as President.