Ástor Alexander is a figurative illustrator and painter specializing in portraits and he is a big fan of the American illustrators of the 1960s. His work can be seen at behance.net/astoralexander and on Instagram @astoralexander.

Larry Arnhart is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Northern Illinois University. He is the author of four books and many articles on political philosophy, Darwinian evolution, and biopolitical science.

Dr. Raymond Barglow majored in physics at Caltech and received a doctorate in philosophy at UC Berkeley. He has taught at UC Berkeley and Trinity College and writes on science, ethics, and public policy issues.

James Bennett has illustrated for the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Business Week, TIME, MAD, Los Angeles Times, Golf Digest, Maxim, and Readers Digest among others. He has produced art for RCA Records, American Express, Paramount Pictures, Citibank, Hasbro, and Milton Bradley.

Izhar Cohen was born in Ra’anana, Israel. He studied at the Bezalel academy of art in Jerusalem, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Times, New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Reader’s Digest, Prospects, and the Wall Street Journal. He regularly illustrated Michael Shermer’s “Skeptic” column in Scientific American. He has taught in Israel and Paris. He and his family currently reside in Tel Aviv, Israel. His work can be found online at izharcohen.wordpress.com and on Instagram @izhar_cohen.