Chris Leonard founded the Watchdog Writers Group in 2019. He is a journalist and author who writes about economic and political power in America. He has written three books, including two New York Times bestsellers “The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy,” and “Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America,” along with “The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business.” Leonard was a senior fellow at The New America Foundation from 2012 through 2017, and was awarded the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress award in 2017. Leonard writes for publications such as The New York Times, Fortune Magazine, Time Magazine and Politico Magazine. He has discussed his investigations on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, NPR Morning Edition, Morning Joe and Real Time with Bill Maher. He is currently working on his next book about the U.S. defense industry.
