Leesa K. Donner
Executive Editor
Leesa K. Donner is the Executive Editor of Liberty Nation. Co-founder of Liberty Nation, she served as Editor-in-Chief of LN from 2017 – 2024. Leesa spent over a decade in the broadcast news industry as a television news anchor, reporter, and producer at NBC, CBS, and FOX (formerly Metromedia) affiliates in Charlotte, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC.
Graham J Noble
Chief Political Correspondent & Satirist
Chief Political Correspondent & Satirist at LibertyNation.com. Raised and inspired by his father, a World War II veteran, Graham learned early in life how to laugh and be a gentleman. After attending college, he decided to join the British Army, where he served for several years and saw combat on four continents. In addition to being a news and politics junkie, Graham is LN’s satirist. Individual liberty is one of the few things he takes seriously.
Sarah Cowgill
National Columnist
National Columnist at LibertyNation.com. Sarah has been a writer in the political and corporate worlds for over 30 years. As a sought-after speech writer, her clients included CEOs, U.S. Senators, Congressmen, Governors, and even a Vice President. She’s worked as a contributing editor, a news reporter, and a guest opinion political writer for numerous publications nationwide.
Mark Angelides
Editor-in-Chief
Mark is Liberty Nation Editor-in-Chief after previously serving as Managing Editor for four years. Steeped in US Conservative policy and politics, he is the host of our flagship radio show airing across the country on the Radio America Network.
Kelli Ballard
National Correspondent
National Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Kelli Ballard is an author, editor, and publisher. Her writing interests span many genres including a former crime/government reporter, fiction novelist, and playwright. Originally a Central California girl, Kelli now resides in the Seattle area.
Tim Donner
Senior Political Analyst
Tim Donner is Senior Political Analyst at LibertyNation.com. A former radio talk show host, Tim previously ran for the U.S. Senate in Virginia. A longtime entrepreneur, conservative policy advocate, and broadcast journalist, Tim founded One Generation Away, LN’s parent organization where he served as president for 14 years.
Andrew Moran
Economics Editor
Economics Editor at LibertyNation.com. Andrew has written extensively on economics, business, and political subjects for the last decade. He also writes about economics at The Epoch Times and financial markets at FX Daily Report. He is the author of “The War on Cash.” You can learn more at AndrewMoran.net.
James Fite
Editor-at-Large
James is our wordsmith extraordinaire, a legislation hound and lover of all things self-reliant and free. An author of politics and what often sounds like fiction at LibertyNation.com he homesteads in the Arkansas wilderness.
Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.
Legal Affairs Editor
Scott D. Cosenza is the President of Liberty Nation’s Publisher, One Generation Away where he co-edited “Roots of Liberty: Unlocking the Federalist Papers.” At Liberty Nation and serves as Legal Affairs Editor. An attorney with broad experience in the constitutional law realm, Scott previously worked in the Maryland legislature, at the Cato Institute, and at the Bill of Rights Institute, where he co-authored “The Bill of Rights and You.”
Dave Patterson
National Security Correspondent
National Security Correspondent at LibertyNation.Com. Dave is a retired U.S. Air Force Pilot with over 180 combat missions in Vietnam. He is the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and has served in executive positions in the private sector aerospace and defense industry. In addition to Liberty Nation, Dave’s articles have appeared in The Federalist and DefenseOne.com.
Joe Schaeffer
Enterprise Reporter
Joe Schaeffer, Enterprise Reporter with LibertyNation.com is a veteran journalist with 20+ years’ experience. He spent 15 years with The Washington Times, including 8+ years as Managing Editor of the newspaper’s popular National Weekly Edition. Striving to be a natural health nut, he considers staring at the ocean for hours to be an act of political rebellion.
John Klar
National Correspondent
John Klar, National Correspondent for LibertyNation.com, is an attorney and a farmer who has written extensively about the health threats of pesticides and other environmental toxins. John raises grass-fed organic beef and lamb in Vermont. He has also authored several books, the latest of which is The War on Farmers: How Corporations, Activists, and Climate Alarmists Are Fueling a Global Food Crisis.
Corey Smith
National Correspondent
Corey Smith is a recovering bartender, and a freelance editor. He specializes in memoirs and novels but has a smorgasbord of experience in non-fiction works. In a former life, he ghostwrote several romance novels, which he denies. A cabin far away from sirens and motorcycles would be his ideal home. Instead, he lives near a construction site in New Hampshire.
Elizabeth “Liz” Lawrence
Assistant Editor
Elizabeth “Liz” Lawrence is an author and Assistant Editor at Liberty Nation. Liz has over a decade of experience in media and journalism, including work with American Military News, PBS, and NBC Montana. Liz also wrote “Homesteading Kids,” a children’s book inspiring self-sufficient living and practical skills. Connect with Liz on X @lizlawrence2111
Michele White
Liberty Nation Author
Michele is an award-winning journalist. She has reported and anchored on local television stations and written for newspapers and magazines for 2 decades. But, she has been asking questions since she was a child. Michele credits her passion for liberty, love for the Constitution, and grammar fanaticism to her Boston roots.
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