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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. As prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
Mike Pence
Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American conservative political commentator who hosts Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023. He previously hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023, when his contract with Fox News was terminated. A longtime advocate of U.S. president Donald Trump, Carlson has been described as a high-profile proponent of Trumpism, and an influential voice in right-wing media. In 2026, Carlson publicly withdrew his support for Trump and apologized for "misleading" people into supporting him.
Mark T. Esper
27th United States Secretary of Defense (2017-2020)
Josh Hawley
American lawyer and politician (born 1979)
Paul Bremer
American diplomat
Brian Tracy
American motivational speaker and writer
Russell Kirk
American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and writer (1918–1994)
John Ratcliffe
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2025
Steve Forbes
American businessman and publisher
Jim DeMint
United States Senator from South Carolina
Ken Alibek
former Soviet physician, microbiologist, and biological warfare expert
Dinesh D'Souza
Indian-American political commentator (born 1961)
Pete Hoekstra
Dutch-American politician and diplomat (born 1953)
Jim Talent
American politician
Tom Homan
Thomas Douglas Homan is an American law enforcement officer. In November 2024, Donald Trump designated Homan as "border czar" for Trump's second presidency. Homan also served during the Obama administration and the first Trump administration. He served as acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from January 2017 to June 2018.
William J. Bennett
American pundit (1943-)
Edwin Meese
75th United States Attorney General (born 1931)
William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury, businessman (1927–2000)
Russell Vought
Russell Thurlow Vought is an American political advisor who has served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget since 2025. Vought has additionally served as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since February 2025. He served as the acting administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from August to November 2025. Vought served as the Office of Management and Budget's director from 2020 to 2021 and as its deputy director, as well as its acting director, from 2018 to 2020.
Robert P. George
American legal scholar
John Lehman
American naval aviator, investor, writer and civil servant
Richard V. Allen
United States National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan 1981–1982
J. William Middendorf II
American diplomat
Jay Van Andel
American businessman (1924–2004)
Edwin Feulner
American conservative activist, the founder and former president of The Heritage Foundation (1941–2025)
Rebekah A. Mercer
American political donor (1973-)
Michael B. Donley
22nd Secretary of the United States Air Force
Virginia Thomas
American lawyer and conservative activist
Chad Wolf
American government official
Ken Cuccinelli
American politician
Mickey Edwards
American politician
Richard Mellon Scaife
American Mellon family heir, and newspaper owner (1932–2014)
Stephen Moore
American economic analyst and Wall Street Journal editor
Samuel T. Francis
American journalist and writer (1947–2005)
Michael Pillsbury
American strategist and expert on China
Roger Pearson
British anthropologist and far-right political organiser
Steven G. Bradbury
American lawyer
Frank J. Shakespeare
American businessman and diplomat (1925–2022)
George Ayittey
Ghanaian economist and author (1945–2022)
Dov S. Zakheim
Department of Defense official
Midge Decter
American journalist and author (1927–2022)
Rich DeVos
American businessman
Michael Gerson
American political speechwriter and columnist (1964–2022)
Paul Weyrich
American political activist (1942–2008)
Lee Edwards
American historian and author (1932–2024)
David Brock
American journalist (1962-)
Christopher Rufo
American conservative activist (1984-)
Bruce Bartlett
American historian (1951-)
Kathryn Jean Lopez
American journalist
Roger Milliken
American textile executive (1915-2010)
James Carafano
US army officer and military writer
Ernest Istook
American politician (born 1950)
James L. Swanson
American historian
Kevin Roberts
American academic, president of Heritage Foundation
Bruce Fein
American lawyer
Michael Lind
American writer and academic
Sharyl Attkisson
American journalist and television correspondent
Michael Johns
American political leader, healthcare executive, former White House presidential speechwriter, and public policy expert
Richard Stephen Ritchie
United States general