Conservative writer and television commentator Ben Domenech is co-founder and publisher of The Federalist, a web magazine focused on politics, policy and culture, and editor of The Transom, a daily email newsletter for political and media insiders.
A former research fellow at the Heartland Institute, Weber also served as speechwriter for then-Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
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