Ahmed Baba is a political analyst and civic technologist whose pro-democracy content reaches millions.
He founded Ahmed Baba News, a bestselling Substack publication.
Independent Journalist & Public Speaker
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Journalism
Ahmed Baba is an independent journalist, political analyst, civic technologist, and founder of the bestselling Substack publication Ahmed Baba News. He was previously a columnist at The Independent for five years and co-founder of Rantt Media.
For over a decade, his work has focused on analyzing current events through a pro-democracy lens, exposing the dynamics of authoritarianism, and combating disinformation. Ahmed documented every day of Trump’s first term and has been covering Project 2025 since 2023, becoming one of the leading voices analyzing its implementation in Trump’s second term.
Ahmed has over 200k followers across social media, where his work has reached hundreds of millions, and has made dozens of appearances on MSNBC, CNN, and NewsNation.
For bookings, contact:
Ahmed at ahmed@rantt.com
Or his booking agent, Lauren Boone at lauren.boone@shimmercommunications.com
Public Speaking
In addition to his journalism, Ahmed is a public speaker. Ahmed has given speeches, delivered guest lectures, and spoken on panels discussing American politics, democracy, civil rights, media literacy, technology, disinformation, social media, and culture.
In his guest lectures, Ahmed has spoken to thousands of college, high school, and middle school students on media literacy, technology, and disinformation.
Ahmed presents the history of disinformation, personal media literacy tactics, and broader anti-disinformation tools. Ahmed’s media literacy lectures are non-partisan and are customizable to the needs of your specific org/school. You can learn more about his media literacy talks here.
Most recently, Ahmed delivered the keynote address at the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda for their 46th annual MLK Day celebration in January 2026. It’s the longest-running MLK Day commemoration in the country. You can watch the closing of the speech above, which garnered a standing ovation, and the full speech here. It was broadcast on PBS Wisconsin. Here’s some positive local press on the speech.
For speaking inquiries, contact:
Ahmed directly at ahmed@rantt.com