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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a prominent, often controversial author, film maker and critic of Islam. She was a member of the Tweede Kamer (the Lower House of the States-General of the Netherlands) for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from January 30, 2003 until May 16, 2006. Hirsi Ali has had to maintain a high level of security due to threats against her life for voicing views critical of certain aspects of Islam. For example, her film Submission, directed by Theo van Gogh (who himself was assassinated for his works), made her one of the targets of the Hofstad Network. On May 15, 2006, officials of the Netherlands government cast doubt on Hirsi Ali's status as a Dutch national, due to concerns related to the fact that in order to obtain refugee status in the Netherlands she had provided false information. She later used the same false information when she applied for, and was granted, Dutch citizenship. The Dutch minister of immigration and integration, Rita Verdonk, moved to annul her citizenship, a move that was overridden by order of the Prime Minister. She released to the New York Times personal letters from her father and other family members that affirmed her story about fleeing a forced marriage. On June 27, 2006, the Dutch government announced that Hirsi Ali would keep her Dutch citizenship. On May 16, Hirsi Ali announced resignation from parliament and confirmed her previous statement that she would move to the United States to work at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. Her prospective arrival in September 2006 was welcomed by Deputy US Secretary of State Robert Zoellick.
David Blankenhorn Founder and president of the Institute For American Values, authority on family issues and author of the provocative best-selling book, Fatherless in America.
Daniel Callahan The nation's leading medical ethicist, Daniel Callahan is founder of the Hastings Center which studies ethical issues in such fields as medicine and life sciences. An expert on how our society deals with life and death, he speaks on ethical problems in medicine and biology; medical goals in an aging society; the radical philosophical changes necessary to improve U.S. health care; and the economics and future of medicine from a moral point of view.
Gordon Chang Gordon H. Chang is a professor of American history at Stanford University in the United States. His academic interests lie in the connection between race & ethnicity in America and American foreign relations. Gordon H. Chang is author of Friends and Enemies: The United States, China and the Soviet Union, 1948-1972 (1990), Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Wartime Writing, 1942-1945 (1997), Asian Americans and Politics: An Exploration (2001), and Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present (2006).
Martin E. Marty Prominent theologian, scholar and professor, Rev. Dr. Martin E. Marty is also the author of over fifty books, including: Righteous Empire for which he won the prestigious National Book Award, and a major three-volume work, Modern American Religion. He is the recipient of the medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the National Humanities Medal.
Terry Eastland Respected journalist, media critic and publisher of The American Spectator. Terry Eastland is a contributor to the "Rules of Law" column in the Wall Street Journal and a correspondent for "Media Matters," the PBS show on the news media. He is the author of such books as Energy in the Executive: The Case for the Strong Presidency; Ethics, Politics, and the Independent Counsel: Executive Power, Executive Vice; Ending Affirmative Action: The Case for Colorblind Justice.
Luther Gatling Financial expert and founder and President of Budget & Credit Counseling Services, Inc. Buccs, which was the first credit counseling organization in the country to not only deal with the broad spectrum of consumer debt but also to serve as a kind of laboratory for bank products and their effect on community needs.
Carl Hiaasen Carl Hiaasen, a New York Times best-selling author, Miami Herald columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, will present “Funny, Real Stories from the Sunshine State”. Hiaasen is the author of the best-selling novels, “Skinny Dip,” “Basket Case,” “Sick Puppy,” “Lucky You,” “Stormy Weather,” “Strip Tease,” “Native Tongue,” “Skin Tight,” “Double Whammy,” “Tourist Season,” and the Newbery Award-winning “HOOT” for young readers.
Morris Massey Expert on conflict resolution, human behavior and diversity issues, known for his program, “Flashpoint: When Values Collide.”
Jeremy Rifkin Social critic, futurist, public policy expert and environmentalist.
Robert Schuller Highly respected spiritual leader, host of the television program, “Hour of Power” and author of Prayer: My Soul’s Adventure with God.
William Winslade Medical ethicist, legal scholar and psychoanalyst and America's leading authority on human values, medical ethics and the right to die issue. Dr. Winslade is the author of Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury: Devastation, Hope, and Healing; Choosing Life or Death: A Guide to Patients, Families, and Professionals; and Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine