Elan Journo is a senior fellow and SVP at the Ayn Rand Institute, specializing in applying Objectivism to cultural-political issues. His books include What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism: What Went Wrong After 9/11, and Why Nationalism Is Hostile to America. His work has been published widely, from Foreign Policy to the Los Angeles Times. He has appeared on diverse media outlets and lectured at numerous conferences and universities.