For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

J. Bradley Jansen, 09.28.2009

Director of the Center for Financial Privacy and Human Rights

The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul's campaign.

Making History in Person: A view from Azerbaijan

Elin Suleymanov, 11.11.2009

For the people of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the prominent role of women in the American election followed by the appointment of so many women to President Obama's cabinet has an added significance.

Hey, Sarah Palin, Quit Stealing My HuffPost Blogs

Diane Tucker, 08.26.2009

Writer/producer/director living in Washington DC

Heads up, Ms. Palin, because a Web site with your name on it is stealing my blog content: so it's gloves off, "Maverick."

David Letterman Apology Redux: Shame on Dave for Buckling Under to Palin's Lies

Michael Russnow, 07.17.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

Will Letterman now start to censor himself with his writers and, worse, when he interacts with his guests? All it takes is another person to mislead the media and public as Palin has shamelessly done.

Palin Accuses Letterman of Seeking PR: Then Hypocritically Skews What He Meant All Over the Media

Michael Russnow, 07.14.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

Sarah Palin is outraged about nothing, but is so intent not to be forgotten that she stoops to the lowest levels. It's time for the Media to act responsibly and help her fade away.

A Plan for Moving Beyond Republican Chaos and Self-Destruction

Carol M. Swain, 06.21.2009

Political Analyst, Professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University

Republicans are attacking the wrong targets and pursuing the wrong goals. Trying to brand the Democrats is a colossal waste of time.

Reading The Pictures: Palin's Place (Revisited)

Michael Shaw, 04.11.2009

Publisher of the visual politics blog, BAGnewsNotes

Bristol and Levi Johnston have broken up? You're kidding! I imagine Sarah -- simply a natural when it comes to children -- must be thrilled.

Why I'm Not Now and Have Never Been the Democrats' "Rush Limbaugh"

Michael Moore, 04.05.2009

Oscar and Emmy-winning director

I have watched with mild amusement this week the self-immolation of the Republican Party as it bows before the altar of Rush Limbaugh, begging for mer...

Do We Need the Republican Party?

Hoyt Hilsman, 01.16.2009

Journalist, screenwriter, critic, recent candidate for Congress

The Republicans will have an opportunity during the Obama administration to stake out reasonable opposing positions that might restore their vanished credibility with the public.

Sarah Palin: the All-in-One Reality TV Show

Monroe Price, 01.07.2009

Palin is one-person reiteration of everything from "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" (early round dismissal?) up through and including "Survivor."

An Open Letter To Joe Lieberman

Bob Cesca, 12.20.2008

Political Writer, Blogger, and New Media Producer

I submit to you, Sen. Lieberman, that you were punished yesterday more than you realize. Stick with me on this. I'll explain: it never fully occurred to me how Obama would use his strengths in a position of leadership. Until this week.

Criminalizing of Dissent: What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?

Coleen Rowley, 12.15.2008

Former FBI Special Agent

There's little appetite now to dredge up and rehash the nightmare, but without better exposure of what happened at the RNC in St. Paul, the "war on dissent" risks repeating itself in the future.

GOP Governors Try to Unite Amid Palin's Media Frenzy

Ron Levitt, 12.15.2008

Palin also was criticized for adding to the tension because of her speech at the Miami meeting. It was supposed to be a call for unity and for the future of the aching Republican party.

For Republicans, the Agony and the Ecstasy that is Sarah Palin

Mario Almonte, 11.15.2008

PR Strategist and Pop Culture Analyst

The Ecstasy - She's the Republican Party's most effective and dynamic public speaker whose inspirational words can motivate supporters to a point of g...

The More Things Change: Norman Mailer and the 1964 Republican Convention

Erik Lundegaard, 11.13.2008

Goldwater lost that election, of course, he lost big, but in later years even the much-hated media would see that convention, and that loss, as the birth of the modern Republican party.

Trauma and Change in America

Robert D. Stolorow, 11.10.2008

Author of "Trauma and Human Existence"

In this radio interview I discuss my ideas about emotional trauma (RD Stolorow, Trauma and Human Existence, Routledge, 2007) and extend them to the collective trauma of 9/11.

Can the Democrats Lead in Africa?

Josh Ruxin, 11.10.2008

Public health and economic development expert based in Rwanda

Several delegates I spoke with noted that the only aspect of Bush's foreign policy that they viewed positively was rooted in Africa.

An Interview with Ted Leo: Providing Post-RNC Rx

Marissa Moss, 10.31.2008

When word of the RNC violence and arrests traveled east, Leo and the band decided to record two new songs. I chatted with him about life as a political songwriter, and of course, pigs in lipstick.

Denouncing Extremists While Touting 'Mavericks'

Tina Dupuy, 10.16.2008

Award-Winning Writer, Investigative Journalist and Editor of Mediabistro's FishbowlLA

You can't denounce 'extremists' and tout 'mavericks'. That's akin to denouncing hoagies while endorsing po-boys. It makes you look nuts.

Lipschtick and Pigs

Mary Lyon, 10.12.2008

Amazing what a difference a week makes. Something has changed since Sarah Palin burst into the Republican Convention and started living it up by the...

A White Knight Talking Backwards: The Manchurian Candidate in the Kitchen

Elissa Altman, 10.12.2008

Elissa Altman is the founder of PoorMansFeast.com

Without a doubt. So, after the hideous spectacle of the convention was over, I did what most food writers do when they're mildly hysterical: I fled for the safety of my kitchen.