About American Reformer

Josh Abbotoy is Executive Director and Cofounder of American Reformer. He is also a Managing Director at New Founding. A seasoned private equity lawyer by background, Josh is the grateful beneficiary of Christian education, having been homeschooled, then earning his B.A. (History) from Union University and an M.A. (Medieval and Byzantine Studies) from the Catholic University of America before earning his J.D. at Harvard Law School. His writing has appeared in American Reformer, the American Mind and the Federalist, among other places. Josh lives with his wife and four children in the Gainesboro, TN area.

Daniel Strand is the Editor-in-chief of American Reformer. He is Assistant Professor of Ethics at the Air War College and Ethics Chair of Air University. He earned his PhD from the University of Chicago. His forthcoming book, God’s of the Nations, will be published with Cambridge University Press.

Mike Sabo  is Associate Editor of American Reformer and the Managing Editor of The American Mind and the editor of RealClear’s American Civics Portal. He is a graduate of Ashland University and Hillsdale College. He is a Lincoln Fellow at Claremont Institute. His writing has appeared at RealClearPolitics, The Federalist, Public Discourse, and American Greatness, among other outlets. He lives with his wife and two children in Cincinnati.

Ben R. Crenshaw (Ph.D., Hillsdale College) is a Contributing Editor at American Reformer and Curriculum Development Manager at American Credit Scholars. Previously he served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi where he taught courses in American politics and Western political philosophy. He is a graduate of Taylor University and Denver Theological Seminary. He has contributed to works on Christians discipleship and biblical worship, Churchill studies, and political theology. His popular writing has appeared in The Public Discourse, The Federalist, The American Mind, and American Reformer.

Colin Redemer  (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is Director of Education at American Reformer, Managing Director at Beck & Stone, and a professor at St. Mary’s College of California. He also serves as a Fellow of the Henning Institute and is a board member for the Classical Learning Test. Previously he was the Executive Director of the Davenant Institute, co-founder of Davenant Hall. His writing has appeared in Ad Fontes Journal, American Mind, First Things, Mere Orthodoxy, and The Lamp, among others; most recently he published a book returning the Protestant philosopher poet Thomas Traherne to his rightful place among virtue ethicists, Made Like the Maker.

Aaron Renn is a Cofounder and Senior Fellow at American Reformer. He also writes on cultural topics at Substack. Renn was previously an urban policy researcher, writer, and consultant. He was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research for five years. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, City Journal, First Things, and Claremont Review of Books. His work has been featured in leading publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Time, and The Atlantic. He is the author of the bestseller, Life in the Negative World. Prior to public policy, Renn spent 15 years in the technology and management consulting industry, mostly at Accenture, where he was a partner. He lives with his wife and son in Indianapolis.

Nate Fischer is Chairman and founder of New Founding. He is a founder of American Reformer. Nate has broad investment and company-building experience, with a particular focus on macro changes and risks. He has made control or lead investments in manufacturing, career prep, and alternative investment companies. He previously cofounded InvestRes, a billion-dollar real estate company, has helped launch several civic organizations, and is a Claremont Institute Lincoln fellow. He lives with his wife and four children in Dallas, Texas.

Terry Gant is the Managing Editor of the American Reformer. He edits, revises and formats every article American Reformer publishes. He also splits his time between teaching upper school humanities at a classical Christian school, and is the Principal of a Tennessee homeschool umbrella supporting homeschool families all over the state and elsewhere. He is a former Metro Nashville police officer and small business founder. His writing has appeared in American Reformer and for the ministry End Abortion Now. He lives with his wife and four children in the Eastern Highland Rim of Tennessee.