How do the echoes of the “times that try men’s souls” in 1776 ring today? What can one whistleblower’s journey through justice tell us about the judicial branch? And will understanding the forces shaping election financing and the marketplace of ideas help us move closer to a more perfect union?

Edward J. Larson is the recipient of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History for his book "Summer for the Gods." Some of his other books include "Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory," and "Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution....

Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York. He's the co-author of The New York Times best seller “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud," and the author of “Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection....

A brilliant linguist, devout patriot, voracious reader and fitness and yoga instructor from south Texas, Reality Winner was 25 and a U.S. Air Force veteran working at NSA when she leaked a classified document that indicated that Russia had interfered with the 2016 U....


