Texas Tribune Festival 2019

Coaston is a senior politics reporter for Vox, specializing in conservatism and the American Right. She previously worked for MTV News, where she covered the 2016 election and Republican party politics. Coaston has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post and ESPN... Read More →

Alberta serves as chief political correspondent for Politico Magazine, covering Donald Trump’s presidency, Capitol Hill, the ideological warfare between and within the two parties, demographic change in America, and the evolving role of money in elections. Previously, Alberta covered... Read More →

Anderson is the co-founder of Echelon Insights and a political analyst for ABC News. She is a commentator and columnist at The Washington Examiner and has written for The New York Times and The Washington Post. Anderson specializes in public opinion research, particularly on the views... Read More →

Carney is the commentary editor at the Washington Examiner and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he works on economic competition, cronyism, civil society, localism and religion in America. Carney is also the author of “Alienated America: Why Some Places... Read More →

Murphy is the co-director of the Center for the Political Future at USC. He has worked as a political consultant on over 20 campaigns, including gubernatorial races for Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Murphy also worked as a senior strategist for U.S. Sen. John McCain... Read More →