Robert Greene is an American author of books on strategy, power, and seduction.

Paul Kleinman was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in White Plains, New York. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2009 with degrees in Art and Communication Arts: Radio, Television and Film. He is the author of works including *Philosophy 101: From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics, an Essential Primer on the History of Thought*.

Jared Mason Diamond is an American scientist, historian, and author.

Alexander Hamilton was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, an instrumental promoter of the U.S. Constitution, and founder of the nation's financial system. He co-wrote the 85 Federalist Papers essays (under the pseudonym "Publius") with James Madison and John Jay between October 1787 and May 1788, and published early political writings including *A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress* and *The Farmer Refuted*.

Charles Aronstein, who wrote under the pen name James Madison, was an American theatre manager, writer and publisher, responsible for writing and publishing the periodical Madison's Budget..

Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.