Ástor Alexander is a figurative illustrator and painter. He specializes in portraits and he’s a big fan of the American illustrators of the 60s. His work can be seen at behance.net/astoralexander

Carol Bakhos is a Professor of Religion and of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Since 2012, she has served as Chair of the Study of Religion interdisciplinary program and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion. She is the author of Islam and Its Past, edited with Michael Cook; The Family of Abraham: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Interpretations; and Ishmael on the Border: Rabbinic Portrayals of the First Arab, winner of a Koret Foundation Award. She is currently editing Emerging Judaism, the second of the 10-volume Posen Jewish Anthology of Culture and Civilization (Yale University Press).

Yaron Brook is the host of the Yaron Brook Show, co-author of Free Market Revolution, Equal Is Unfair, and In Pursuit of Wealth, and Chairman of the Board of the Ayn Rand Institute. He was a columnist for Forbes.com and his articles have appeared in a wide range of publications. Brook is an internationally sought speaker. Twitter: @yaronbrook

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.