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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 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 loves laughter, drinking and the outdoors. Combining all three gives him the most pleasure. 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 Contributing Editor at Scottsdale Life, a news reporter for the Journal and Courier, and a guest opinion political writer for numerous publications nationwide. A born storyteller, Sarah has published two full-length mystery novels. She is currently finishing a quirky, sarcastic third installment in her “To Die For” series, with proceeds going to Easy Street Animal Shelter.

Mark Angelides

Editor-in-Chief

Mark Angelides is Editor-in-Chief of Liberty Nation. Having served as Managing Editor of Liberty Nation for four years, Mark is steeped in US Conservative policy and politics. He is the host of Liberty Nation’s flagship radio show, Liberty Nation Radio.

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

Senior Political Analyst at LibertyNation.com.  Tim is a radio talk show host, former candidate for the U.S. Senate, and longtime entrepreneur, Conservatarian policy advocate, and broadcast journalist. He is Founder and President of One Generation Away, LN’s parent organization.

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 fiction at LibertyNation.com (often one and the same) he homesteads in the Arkansas wilderness.

Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

Legal Affairs Editor

Scott Cosenza is the president of One Generation Away. As well as serving as Legal Affairs Editor of Liberty Nation, he is also the Co-Editor of “Roots of Liberty: Unlocking the Federalist Papers” and was the former Policy Director for One Generation Away. An attorney who received his law degree from Villanova University, Scott has broad experience in the constitutional realm from his work in the Maryland legislature, 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

Political Columnist

Joe Schaeffer, Political Columnist 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 with LibertyNation.com is an attorney, writer, pastor, and farmer.  John raises grass-fed organic beef and lamb in Vermont. His book, Small Farm Republic, argues that local regenerative farming is the solution to food security, quality, and health concerns, as well as the #1 way to reduce carbon emissions. John collects his writings at his Small Farm Republic Substack.

E.C. Creekmore

Health & Science Correspondent

E.C. Creekmore has been writing about health for major news and information outlets for nearly 20 years and holds a Masters of Public Health from a top-three school. She believes in bringing balance back to the Fourth Estate, especially where health is concerned. When E.C. isn’t writing, she’s writing – as an aspiring weekend novelist.

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.

Paul R. Brian

Socio-Political Correspondent
Paul R. Brian is a freelance journalist and writer focused on geopolitics, culture, religion, and world news. He has reported from around the globe including the Middle East, South America, Europe and Eurasia as well as national US political coverage in the 2016 presidential election for BBC, Reuters, the Hill, the Federalist, the American Conservative, the Daily Caller and more. His website is paulrbrian.com and he can be found on X at x.com/paulrbrian.

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