Matthew Scully is an American author, political writer, and journalist known for his influential work as a presidential speechwriter and his advocacy for animal welfare. He served as a senior speechwriter for President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2004 and contributed to speeches for numerous Republican leaders, including Vice Presidents Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, and Mike Pence, as well as Senator Bob Dole and Governor Robert P. Casey. In 2008, Scully adapted the vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech for Sarah Palin and later worked on a draft of Melania Trump’s 2016 convention address. His journalistic contributions have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and The American Conservative. Scully is also the author of Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy (2002), a critically acclaimed work that argues for compassion in humanity’s treatment of animals from a Christian conservative perspective. He rejects factory farming and sport hunting, emphasizing moral responsibility rather than animal rights ideology. His writing challenges assumptions about conservative views on animal welfare, earning praise across ideological lines. Scully continues to write and speak on issues of ethics, politics, and the treatment of animals.