Peggy Noonan is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the best selling author of eight books on American politics, history and culture. Her essays have appeared in Forbes,Time, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the New Yor Times and other publications. She is a frequent guest on political talk shows. She has also been nominated for Emmy Awards for the writing of a post-9/11 television special and for her work on the television drama The West Wing. Noonan is a member of the board of the Manhattan Institute.