The founders of The Youth Federalist Initiative (YFI) are from differing camps in the Republican party. In The Red Rift, they discuss current events, political history, and make other political speculations. These discussions show how often they can disagree, yet still work together.

Evan Underwood, Austin Rollison, and Kawika Berthelette are co-founders of the Youth Federalist Initiative. Applying over 20 years of expertise in grassroots political organizing, YFI seeks to efficiently find, recruit, and train young people to become future party leaders.