Authors
Josh Price, Founder, President and Managing Editor
Josh Price is a conservative political strategist and campaign manager. He has managed and consulted on both local and state-wide political campaigns.
In 2008, Josh used his political and managerial experience to start the conservative political blog, TheConservativeBeacon.net. Using what his English professor described as a “knack for cutting through political nonsense,” he quickly differentiated The Conservative Beacon from other conservative political blogs by providing insightful and entertaining independent conservative commentary.
Josh further distinguished The Conservative Beacon from other political blogs by seeking and securing interviews with experts from topic-related fields and some of the most influential players in American politics, business, history, and entertainment, including:
- former Commander-in-Chief United States Central Command, four-star General Tommy Franks;
- United States Senator Jim DeMint;
- former head of the CIA’s Osama Bin Laden Unit, Michael Scheuer;
- terrorism expert Steve Emerson; and
- renowned historian H.W. Brands
In early 2010, Josh announced that The Conservative Beacon would continue to aggressively advocate unabashed and unvarnished conservatism by incorporating podcasting to its media arsenal. He reached an agreement to bring the intellectual conservatism of WorldNetDaily columnist, author, and conservative radio host Ellis Washington to The Conservative Beacon Podcast on a weekly basis.
Also in early 2010, Josh reached an agreement to bring the quick wit and unique humor of former Atlanta conservative radio host Kim “The Kimmer” Peterson to The Conservative Beacon for a weekly podcast covering political and cultural topics.
Josh has made appearances on conservative talk radio, including The Washington Report with Ellis Washington. He has been quoted on Slate.com,VillageVoice.com (obviously the liberals are well aware of him), and the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
Josh is committed to vehemently advocating and advancing traditional conservatism in politics and culture. He is focused on increasing the value and expanding the content and services of The Conservative Beacon to its readers and listeners.
He is a native of Atlanta. He holds an A.A. in Business Administration from Gainesville State College and has extensive experience in political campaign, project, and open-book management.
Ellis Washington, Contributor
Ellis Washington is former editor of the Michigan Law Review and law clerk at The Rutherford Institute. He is a graduate of John Marshall Law School and a lecturer and freelance writer on constitutional law, legal history, political philosophy and critical race theory. He has written over a dozen law review articles and several books, including “The Inseparability of Law and Morality: The Constitution, Natural Law and the Rule of Law” (2002). See his law review article “Reply to Judge Richard Posner.” Washington’s latest book is “The Nuremberg Trials: Last Tragedy of the Holocaust.”
Kyle Gayman, Contributor
Kyle Gayman is currently a senior in high school and will graduate in 2010. In college, he will pursue a major (or possibly a dual major) in political science, history, or economics. He currently lives in the California Bay Area.
Kyle’s political views have been largely influenced by two factors: his upbringing, and the election of President Barack Obama.
Kyle was raised to value hard work and frugality, and these influences have seeped into his political philosophy. His entrepreneurial spirit (he ran a small automotive detailing business for three years) has also influenced his appreciation for the free market system.
Kyle noticed an alarming trend at his public high school during the 2008 presidential election; this trend pushed him away from the liberal ideologies he used to hold. He noticed how his peers instantly attached to the Obama campaign’s petty catch phrases and devious rhetoric; the media also encouraged these rallying cries. Furthermore, the teachers who inject their personal opinions into class curriculum have bolstered this lack of skepticism towards liberal politicians; conservatives, however, always seem to be fair game to pick apart. Kyle finds this double standard revolting. Although Kyle believes that everyone has an unquestionable right to adhere to any political opinions they choose, he worries that many students are being influenced by various biases (as he once was to some extent), especially ones that are presented as impartial; he decries these teaching habits.
Kyle felt that he was being taught what to think, instead of how to think; hence, he started doing research on conservative philosophies in order to obtain an opposite viewpoint, and found that those philosophies made a lot of sense. And the rest is history…
Kyle identifies himself primarily as an independent conservative, and is also sympathetic towards libertarian economic principles. He advocates individual liberties and personal responsibility, and decries the liberal advancement of the welfare state and their belief that the government’s job is to nurture and provide handouts for the citizens. He ardently advocates freedom of speech, and shudders at the concept of political correctness. Kyle advocates many other traditional conservative principles as well, and also promotes the concept of “Borders, language, and culture” that Dr. Michael Savage coined long ago.
Kyle is very excited to be part of The Conservative Beacon, and will continue to advance the conservative platform in order to protect the greatness of the United States of America.
