The Incredible Fading Bush

Robert S. McElvaine, 01.24.2009

Author, historian, political activist

Last Christmas, one of my daughters gave me a coffee mug with an image of George W. Bush with devil's horns. The image is fading and the devil Bush will have vanished entirely by January 20th.

See You in the Funny Papers

Paul Krassner, 01.24.2009

Author and Satirist

The economic crisis has made its way into the nation's syndicated comic strips. A few have included references to companies going bankrupt.

Reinventing Christmas in America

Karen Talavera, 01.23.2009

Blazin' Change Agent

To say things are different in America is perhaps the greatest understatement of the year. Things are different all right, good-different and bad-diff...

Santa Claus is the Quintessential Man

Alison Armstrong, 02.16.2009

Like Santa Claus, men are incredibly generous. They have a huge desire to give. The goodness of a person inspires them to give more. Meanness makes them want to give less.

What Happened to Kwanzaa?

Joshua Neuman, 01.23.2009

Publisher of Heeb Magazine

Whether it's gone because nobody knew how to sell it, or because nobody wanted to buy it, Kwanzaa is now nowhere to be found.

When The Holidays are Painful

Laurie Nadel, 01.23.2009

"The Dr. Laurie Show" www.gcnlive.com

Our family joke goes like this: If someone doesn't have a flat tire, a serious illness, or a major argument, it's not a good holiday season.

Great Games for Christmas: The Economy Edition!

Jilly Gagnon, 01.23.2009

Writer

Great game for Christmas? Clue. I know who did it! It was Pastor Warren, in the chapel, with the lead pipe! Oh....OH, oh my god. Kids, turn away! That is NOT a marriage!

Ebenezer Scrooge - Hope, Redemption and the 2008 Election

Paula B. Mays, 01.23.2009

Trademark Attorney formerly with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The election of Obama also offers a chance for redemption: redemption from allowing unprovoked warfare, tacitly accepting torture, and permitting a denegation of our civil rights.

The Luckiest Horse in Reno: A Christmas Story

Deanne Stillman, 01.23.2009

author of Mustang, Twentynine Palms

When the men approached, the black foal might have been nursing. Or she might have been on her side, giving her wobbly legs a rest, leaning into her ...

Alone Under the Mistletoe

Christine Hassler, 01.23.2009

Life coach, Professional Speaker, Author, and Gen Y Expert

According to the law of attraction, if you keep focusing on what you lack, guess what? You get more lack!

A Red Leather Diary Christmas Story

Lily Koppel, 01.22.2009

With the tectonic shifts in our economy, and parallels growing daily relating the Obama-present with the Great Depression, here is a Christmas story.

Humbug -- I Wish

Wendy Block, 01.22.2009

writer, activist, member HuffPo Eyes

This year, my normally fruitless efforts to find good fruitcake finally paid off with a sturdy confection whose cherry/pecan/cake ratio is nearly perfect.

Oh Christmas Shoe - Oh Christmas Shoe.

Michael DeJong, 01.22.2009

Environmentalist, artist and author

In the Netherlands as it is customary, if shoes are properly placed out for Santa and filled with the goodies he enjoys most, I'm certain he'd fill all of them, big or small.

Political-Ish Holiday Stocking Stuffers

Eric Kuhn, 01.22.2009

Award Winning Journalist // New Media Consultant

Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer? I've got for you three interviews with authors who recently published fictional novels with political overtones.

Christmas Postponed as U.S. Declares War on North Pole

Matthew-Lee Erlbach, 01.22.2009

Playwright, Actor

Reports on the threat of Santa and the North Pole have been circulating for several years as attention had initially been drawn to vast joy and hope reserves deep in the Arctic Ocean.

If Christmas Were a Dream

Anne Hill, 01.22.2009

Dream Talk Radio host, author of "What To Do When Dreams Go Bad: A Practical Guide to Nightmares"

One of my favorite things to do is thinking about what real-life events would mean if they were dreams. So, I thought I'd have some fun analyzing some holiday traditions for their dream meanings.

Avoid New Year's PREsolutions

Joel Schwartzberg, 01.22.2009

Essayist, Author of "The 40-Year-Old Version"

I haven't been so good to my own body lately. I'd like to blame the French toast, the mocha lattes, the pizza, and what I call the vast buffalo wing c...

A Christmas Prayer to End Poverty in Our Time

Marian Wright Edelman, 01.22.2009

President, Children's Defense Fund

God help us to end poverty in our time in all its guises -- inside and out -- physical and spiritual, so that all our and Your children may live the lives that you intend.

Free Fall: December 2008.

Giles Slade, 01.22.2009

Recovering academic writer

Here, at the end of the Bush years, the bottom has suddenly dropped out of the world and Americans are in mid-fall, struggling to stay upright and wondering when it will end.

7 Ways to Celebrate Christmas All Year Round

Therese Borchard, 01.22.2009

Author of the blog, Beyond Blue, on Beliefnet.com

This year I'm going to keep Christmas in my heart well into the new year. Yes, here is how I intend to cultivate joy even when Santa has returned to his home in the North Pole.

The Most Generous Gift of All is Free

Laurie Nadel, 01.21.2009

"The Dr. Laurie Show" www.gcnlive.com

These days, most of us feel some resentment towards something or someone: the economy, the President, employers, all the usual suspects. You may even feel angry at God for not intervening.