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Contributors

Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari, a former editor of Compact, is at work on a book on the triumph of normal for HarperCollins.

Matthew Schmitz

Matthew Schmitz is the editor of Compact.

Geoff Shullenberger

Geoff Shullenberger is Compact’s managing editor.

Malcom Kyeyune

Malcom Kyeyune is a writer based in Sweden.

Juan David Rojas

Juan David Rojas is a South Florida-based writer covering the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. He is also a contributor to American Affairs.

Ashley Frawley

Ashley Frawley is a Compact columnist, a visting fellow at MCC Brussels, and a visiting researcher in the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies at the University of Kent.

Thomas Fazi

Thomas Fazi is the co-author of The Covid Consensus.

Valerie Stivers

Valerie Stivers, a former Compact columnist, cooks from literature for Our Sunday Visitor.

Darel E. Paul

Darel E. Paul is a professor of political science at Williams College.