• Alex Bowers - Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Science and Technology Commentator

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  In addition to his responsibilities guiding the project as Co-Founder of PunditPolitics.com, Alex Bowers is the primary editor for all content published by the website, and is responsible for ensuring that the emphasis on a rational, fact-based approach to politics remains at the core of the endeavor. Mr. Bowers holds a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Chicago and is currently in the process of applying to law school. Please click here to contact Mr. Bowers
• Jesse Smith - Co-Founder, Lead Designer and Website Developer, Author

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  In addition to his responsibilities guiding the project as Co-Founder of PunditPolitics.com, Jesse Smith is responsible for the design and maintenance of almost all aspects of the PunditPolitics website, and plays the leading role the development of its core features. Mr. Smith holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Chicago and is a self-taught web-designer. Mr. Smith is currently working and volunteering in the University of Chicago’s Psychology department and is in the process of applying to a Ph.D. program. Please click here to contact Mr. Smith
• Colin Brown, Marketing and Content Advisor

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  Colin Brown has helped PunditPolitics grow in numerous capacities since its conception, from content creation to general project advice. Currently, Mr. Brown’s primary role is as an advisor and organizer for managing the PunditPolitics team of contributors. Mr. Brown holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago and currently works as a consultant as well as a Co-Founder of his own business. Please click here to contact Mr. Brown
• Shane Lohnes, Content Advisor, Author

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  Shane Lohnes joined the PunditPolitics team to write about the energy crisis and what we ought to do about it. He holds a BA from the Evergreen State College where he studied Energy, the Environment, and Political Economy. In the fall he plans to attend the Energy and Environmental Analysis program at Boston University.
• Keenan Pontoni, Author

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  Keenan Pontoni contributes original content and reviews peer-written content. Mr. Pontoni holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago and is currently a Teach-for-America corps member in New York City. He has worked as a research assistant for political scientist Robert Pape; as a policy analyst for Housing Action Illinois, an Illinois-based housing group; as a policy researcher for the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based think tank; a news editor for the Brown and White newspaper; and as a speech writer for a Michigan state representative campaign.
• Charles Bowers, Consiglieri

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Expert Review Board

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At PunditPolitics, we understand that despite out staff’s most thorough research efforts, further steps must be taken to review, critique, comment on, or otherwise edit our work by genuine experts in their respective fields in order to distinguish our Political IQ tests’ content and to provide credibility. It is our ultimate goal, and an ongoing effort, to recruit a wide variety of experts from all sorts of politically-relevant fields to provide their insight on the facts and issues being raised,in the hopes of providing ever-relevant and interesting content. Of course, it should be noted that the individuals included below are affiliated with PunditPolitics only insofar as they have volunteered their thoughts and advice on some specific and/or general aspect of the website, and thus their presence below should definitely not be taken as a blanket endorsement or as some explicit statement of affiliation. They have, however, granted their permission to be included on our Expert Review Board provided this caveat, as well as on the basis of their support for the concept behind PunditPolitics.com.