Evenings at Acton University 2019

In this role she lobbied Congress and U.S. Presidents on behalf of the Baltic nations and Estonian prisoners of conscience held in the USSR. Her first trip to Estonia was in 1990 as a US delegate to the Congress of Estonia, the alternative parliamentary body elected by the citizens of Estonia living under Soviet oppression. Shortly thereafter, Ms. Kelam moved to Estonia and worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served for several years in the Estonian Parliament. She is still active in Estonian and European politics today. She is married to Tunne Kelam, a hero of the Estonian independence movement and current Member of European Parliament, and she has two adult children and five grandchildren.

He was the founding editor of National Review Online. The Atlantic magazine has identified Goldberg as one of the top 50 political commentators in America. Among his awards, in 2011 he was named the Robert J. Novak Journalist of the Year at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He has written on politics, media, and culture for a wide variety of leading publications and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. He is the author of the recently-released New York Times bestseller “Suicide of the West” (Crown Forum, 2018), as well as two previous New York Times bestsellers: “The Tyranny of Clichés” (Sentinel HC, 2012) and “Liberal Fascism” (Doubleday, 2008). 

Beyond his work on the Car Wash case, Dallagnol has been a primary leader in driving national campaigns against corruption, seeking to reform laws and policies and restore integrity in the rule of law.

In recognition of his action against corruption and the unprecedented results of the Car Wash case, Dallagnol and his team received several national and international awards, such as the Transparency International anticorruption award in 2016, and the Special Achievement Award from the International Association of Prosecutors in 2018.

Rev. Sirico is often called upon by members of the broadcast media for statements regarding economics, civil rights, and issues of religious concern, and has provided commentary for CNN, ABC, the BBC, NPR, and CBS' 60 Minutes, among others. In his popular book, Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy, Rev. Sirico shows how a free economy is the best way to meet society’s material needs. Rev. Sirico holds dual Italian and American citizenship.