Best & Worst, From Sarah Palin to 'The Sopranos'

Taylor Marsh, 01.01.2010

Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus

Worst decade: The Republican Party, from Karl Rove's pronouncement of a "permanent majority" to ...

No More Mister White Guy

Kara Vallow, 01.01.2010

Producer for Fox Sunday primetime

Late last year, when Barack Obama trounced the McCain-Palin ticket, a phrase kept crossing my mind: "No More Mister White Guy." The signs and omen...

Rubbernecking's Top Ten Pop Culture Moments of 2009

Holly Cara Price, 12.31.2009

Agent Provocateur

Tom DeLay on Dancing With The Stars. This is one of those moments that's so grotesque you don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Banned, "Per Todd Palin"

Shannyn Moore, 12.31.2009

Just a girl from Homer

Sarah Palin's Wasilla book signing had a few rules. "Per Todd Palin", three of us were banned. "Public servants" in their police uniforms at a "public event" in a "public building" had a list of citizens not allowed in.

I Resolve NOT to Make These 25 Resolutions

Lea Lane, 12.30.2009

Author, six books; editor, sololady.com

In 2010 I do NOT resolve to: 1...Stop reading the tabloids at the checkout counter. Forget it. I need to read something besides Huffpost. I've alrea...

Sarah Palin: America's Trojan Horse

Virginia Bell, 12.30.2009

Writer and Astrologer

Sarah Palin has the ability to evoke many goddesses simultaneously which may account for her appeal. Yet there is something false about how she conjures up each feminine archetype as if playing dress up.

Is Sarah Palin a Feminist?

Amy Siskind, 12.30.2009

President and Co-Founder of The New Agenda

Would Sarah Palin stand up for women's issues? Going Rogue provides us with useful clues. It also shows how Sarah can use her life experiences to win over women voters.

Palin's Popularity Dead Heat with Obama is No Fluke

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 12.30.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

Polls now show that Sarah Palin is in a dead heat with President Obama in popularity. The even more miraculous thing is that she's sprinting up, whi...

Will Dur$t'$ 2009 Xmas$ Gift Wi$h Li$t

Will Durst, 12.29.2009

Political comic, former radio talk show host

These are the presents that folks may not have received wrapped up in shiny paper with bows on them this year but certainly deserved.

Same Sex Marriage, Environment & Jobs: Lincoln Chafee Should Be Rhode Island's Next Governor

Steve Clemons, 12.29.2009

Publisher of "The Washington Note"

Despite his leadership and sensible decision-making, I support Lincoln Chafee for another reason -- for his brave and correct view on same sex marriage equality in Rhode Island.

Top Moments in Tech/Politics of the Decade (PHOTOS)

Jose Antonio Vargas, 12.29.2009

Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post

Irrevocably, politics changed in the past 10 years because of technology in general and the Internet in particular. So here, in no particular order, are the decade's top moments in tech and politics.

Obama, the Fallen Messiah

Max Blumenthal, 12.28.2009

Author, "Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party"

Those former Obama fanatics experiencing a crisis in faith should look in the mirror. What they have refused to acknowledge is that Obama would not have fallen so hard had they not lifted him so high.

We're All Barbie Now?

Rosalyn Hoffman, 12.27.2009

Author, Bitches on a Budget

We're stumped about why Michelle O's chic, broad-ranging style is a matter of debate. An accomplished woman, how she chooses to spend her money on her clothing is her business.

My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant, 12.26.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.

Newsmakers Roasting on an Open Fire: Your Gift Ideas for 2009's Naughty and Nice

Arianna Huffington, 12.25.2009

Earlier this week, I asked for your ideas on what gifts we should give to some of our favorite -- and not so favorite -- public figures. You dusted of...

Have Yourself A Merry Little Chrismahanukwanzaadan

Dr. Judith Rich, 12.25.2009

OK, diversity fans and PC police, here's the ultimate holiday greeting: you combine the world's four main holidays celebrated at year's end: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Ramadan, and you get...

Whoever Jesus Was, He Wasn't A Petty Partisan

Todd Wilkinson, 12.24.2009

Environmental journalist

It's a strange time to call oneself a Christian. What does it mean? Who establishes the definition? And upon what -- or whose -- divine authority do the arbiters judge the veracity of believers?

Political Labels 101: A Lesson for Republicans and Teabaggers

Mitchell Bard, 12.23.2009

Writer and Filmmaker

I acknowledge that a fair debate on health care can be had. But what I have no patience for is the ignorance being injected into our national consciousness, most recently by Sarah Palin.

Palin's Enemies List: Alaskan Bloggers

Shannyn Moore, 12.23.2009

Just a girl from Homer

Apparently "Real Alaskans" aren't allowed near an "author" who once asked a librarian if she'd ban books. Oh, the irony...or is it ion-ry...either way, Alaska bloggers such as myself have been Palibanned from book signings.

Making His List, Checking It Twice

Bruce Kluger & David Slavin, 12.23.2009

Regular contributors to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered

Just when Barack Obama thought his toughest decisions were behind him--his Afghanistan strategy, tackling unemployment, what to say to Tiger Woods i...

Media Coverage of Pro-Rationality Sarah Palin Is Abhorrent

Billy Hallowell, 12.22.2009

The media's treatment of Sarah Palin and her family has been abhorrent. The entertainment media are intent on making Palin out to be: Stupid, evil, incompetent, a mere "Barbie" and insolent.