Leon J. Podles earned his bachelor’s degree at Providence College and his doctorate in English at the University of Virginia. He later studied Old Icelandic at the University of Iceland. He has worked as a teacher and federal investigator and has written for numerous journals, including America, the American Spectator, Crisis, and the American Enterprise. He is a contributing editor of Touchstone. He is president of Crossland Foundation, serves on the board of BishopAccountability.org and is a Boy Scout leader. He is married and has six children.