Stephen Kent is the author of How The Force Can Fix The World: Lessons on Life, Liberty and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. A book about the power of the Star Wars story and the real impact its universalist message can have on political polarization.

Stephen Kent was the host of Al Jazeera’s “Right Now with Stephen Kent” on the Rightly channel, and he is the longtime host of the Beltway Banthas Podcast. He is the founder of Better Media LLC, where he helps prepare clients in the public and private sector for media appearances and hone their craft at public speaking.

He’s been published in USA Today, Washington Examiner, Reason Magazine, RealClearPolitics, Charlotte Observer, News & Observer, The Federalist, The American Conservative, American Spectator and has been mentioned in Vox, Vanity Fair and National Review.