Rep. Earl Blumenauer,
11.07.2009
U.S. Representative from Oregon
Last night, my phone rings. "Are you available to talk to the Speaker?" I feel like I'm being called on in law school to explain a case on one of those rare occasions where I had actually briefed it the day before.
Andy Borowitz,
11.07.2009
BorowitzReport.com
"Maybe I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I can't for the life of me remember whether this is the bill I liked or the bill I despised," said Rep. Rand DeVane (D-OH). "I'm only human."
Rep. Patrick Murphy,
11.07.2009
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
As a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dogs, I believe this health care reform legislation is an opportunity our nation cannot afford to miss.
Mona Gable,
11.06.2009
Writer and Journalist focusing on politics and parenting
I was secretly pleased when the President outed Malia for getting a C on her science test. No matter what your ambitions are as a parent, you can't control how motivated your children are or what they achieve.
Scott Atran,
11.07.2009
Professor and author
In 1974, when I was a graduate student in anthropology at Columbia University, I wanted to organize a discussion of universals. At the time, I was working for Margaret Mead as one of her assistants.
Alexander Vreeland,
11.07.2009
Former board member, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
The stories and medical realities in some poor African Hospitals today are not so different from my first experiences in the Pediatric AIDS clinics at New York Hospital and Bellevue Hospital in the late 1980s.
James Zogby,
11.06.2009
Founder and president of the Arab American Institute
Among the emails I received Thursday were statements for some other groups warning against anti-Arab or anti-Muslim backlash. My advice to my staff was "don't go there." This is not about us right now.
Scott Mendelson,
11.06.2009
Film Critic and Pundit for Film Threat, Huffington Post, and Mendelson's Memos
The Men Who Stare at Goats is a flat and often dull drudge of a film, a low-water mark for most involved (it's George Clooney's worst film ever; yes, worse than Batman & Robin).
Jon Soltz,
11.06.2009
Co-Founder of VoteVets.org, served as a Captain in Operation Iraqi Freedom
FOX and Friends hosts twice implied on their show that this is some kind of Muslim problem. There are thousands of American Muslims serving in the military right now, and many have given their lives.
Veronica De La Cruz,
11.06.2009
TV journalist, author and advocate
Being excluded from the health care system because of a preexisting condition robbed my only sibling of his fair chance at life, and it robbed all of us of his gifts, talents and love.
Tom Vander Ark,
11.07.2009
www.EdReformer.com
Weak improvement incentives and strong bureaucracy in education have created a lousy marketplace for products and ideas. I'm betting on social learning platforms as a lever for improvement at scale.
Christina Patterson,
11.07.2009
Writer and Columnist for "The Independent"
Some years ago, I went on a "positivity" course. My sister had died, my father had died, and I'd had cancer, and a broken heart, and I wasn't, quite frankly, feeling that cheerful.
Huff Radio,
11.07.2009
We discuss: The Fort Hood tragedy: the shooter's Muslim faith, military education and his work as a psychiatrist treating vets with PTSD. Also, unemployment rises: Do we need a bigger stimulus?
Jamal Dajani,
11.06.2009
Senior Director and Producer of Mosaic News, Link TV
Seven messages and counting on my voice mail from different Bay Area reporters, all wanting to know the Muslim community's reaction about the recent heinous killings of Nidal Malik Hasan.
Wajahat Ali,
11.06.2009
Playwright, Essayist, Blogger, Humorist and Attorney at Law
If Hasan's faith is ultimately proven to be the misguided inspiration for his violence, then the brave and patriotic service of thousands of Muslim American soldiers renders him an isolated and aberrant exception.
Loraine Boyle,
11.06.2009
We decided to replace the usual boring benefit dinner with something in keeping with my husband's spirit, a comedy show. Peter's old friends and colleagues volunteered to perform onstage in Los Angeles.