The Kenyon Observer is the undergraduate political journal of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Founded in 1989 by David Horner and Alex Novak, the journal has proven itself the most prestigious political outlet on campus. The journal has featured interviews with many famous scholars and pundits, including David Brooks, Andrew Sullivan, Lt. Gen. William Odom, Benjamin Barber, Francis Fukuyama, John Agresto, Victor Davis Hanson, Norman Podhoretz, and Harvey Mansfield. Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of the The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. ... David Brooks, conservative commentator for the New York Times and other publications. ... Andrew Sullivan Andrew Michael Sullivan (born August 10, 1963) is a British-American journalist, author, blogger and former editor of The New Republic, known for both his heterodox personal-political identity (HIV-positive, gay, conservative and practicing Roman Catholic) and his efforts in the field of blog journalism. ... William Eldridge Odom (born 1932) was a U.S. general. ... Benjamin R. Barber (born August 2, 1939) is a political scientist and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, perhaps best known popularly for his 1996 bestseller, *Jihad Vs. ... Francis Fukuyama (born October 27, 1952 in Chicago) is an influential American philosopher, political economist and author. ... American historian Victor Davis Hanson on C-SPAN Victor Davis Hanson (born 1953 in Fowler, California) is a military historian, columnist, political essayist and former Classics professor, best known as a scholar of ancient warfare as well as a commentator on modern warfare. ... Norman Podhoretz (born January 16, 1930) is considered to be a prominent neo-conservative thinker and writer. ... Harvey Mansfield is the William R. Kenan Jr. ...

Many contributors and editors of the journal have continued their career in political journalism, writing and editing for some of the most influential political publications, including The Public Interest, The National Interest, The American Interest, The Weekly Standard, The New Criterion, Commentary Magazine, The American Spectator, and The New York Sun. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into The_Public_Interest_Magazine. ... The National Interest is a prominent quarterly international affairs journal, founded in 1985 by Irving Kristol and currently published by the Nixon Center. ... The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative political magazine published 48 times per year. ... The New Criterion is a New York-based magazine, a journal of art and cultural criticism. ... Commentary Magazine is a journal published by the American Jewish Committee, since 1945. ... The American Spectator magazine. ... For the original newspaper of the same name, see New York Sun (historical) The modern New York Sun is a daily newspaper published at New York City which debuted April 16, 2002. ...

Alumni of The Kenyon Observer have also gone on to Washington D.C. to work for prominent think tanks and groups, such as The Cato Institute, The Project for the New American Century, The American Enterprise Institute, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and Regnery Publishing. Another notable alumnus of The Kenyon Observer is Condoleezza Rice's current speechwriter. The Cato Institute is a large libertarian, non-profit public policy research foundation (think tank) headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institutes stated mission is to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and... The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) is an American political think tank, based in Washington, DC. The controversial group was established in early 1997 as a non-profit organization with the goal of promoting American global leadership. ... The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943 whose stated mission is to support the foundations of freedom - limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense. ... The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc. ... Unfit for Command, published by Regnery Publishing. ... Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th and current United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush. ...