Steven Kurlander, 02/20/13

Political and communications strategist; Columnist for 'Sun Sentinel' and 'Florida Voices'

It was President's Days Weekend and many Americans took advantage of the three day holiday to take a mini-vacation, recharge their batteries, and relax. So did President Obama.

Chris Kelly, 02/20/13

Writer, 'Real Time with Bill Maher'

Gas prices have just gone up for the 33rd day in a row. This would be terrible news for the recovery, but luckily in last week's State of the Union address, President Obama discovered the power to bend time with words, and used it to increase everyone's mileage.

Eric Boehlert, 02/20/13

Senior Fellow, Media Matters for America

Tellingly, the fact that the scary sounding group doesn't exist didn't stop a right-wing site from pushing the tall tale; a tale that quickly ricocheted across the conservative media landscape and was touted as a deeply troubling development.

Fabio Parasecoli, 02/20/13

Associate professor and coordinator of food studies, New School - NYC

A new cooking show is vying for a slice of the prime time audience on network TV: ABC's The Taste. However, despite all the proclamations, The Taste and the culinary approach it promotes stay safely within the mainstream.

Uloop, 02/20/13

Online Marketplace for College Life

What has happened to kid TV shows nowadays? I remember growing up watching shows that taught me morals and family values. Right from wrong. Good from bad. Not how to flirt or stuff my bra.

Anushay Hossain, 02/20/13

Author, AnushaysPoint.com

Is the West then only interested in press that perpetuates stereotypes of the 'poor, brown, exploited worker'?

Frank A. Weil, 02/20/13

Chairman, Abacus & Associates, Inc.

Clearly we are living in and through a lot of transitions in our rapidly changing world. Perhaps one of the biggest changes we face is how we learn daily what we need -- and want -- to know and learn about concerning what is going on in the world around us.

Peter Winkler, 02/20/13

Author

For all their hoopla and the effort that went into its development, Bookish is nothing more than a promotional vehicle for books produced by the three publishers funding the site, with an underpowered book recommendation gadget that's not ready for prime time.

Joe Peyronnin, 02/20/13

Hofstra Journalism Professor

Conventional wisdom currently is that the sequester deadline will pass and then Washington will come up with some sort of compromise solution. Perhaps just in time for the next self-inflicted crisis.

Barry Levinson, 02/19/13

Academy Award-winning director, screenwriter and producer

As the Republican Party continues to harp on the socialist leanings of President Obama, maybe we need to turn our sights to other areas of socialist policies in this nation that no one openly talks about. Clothing, for example.

Howard Fineman, 02/19/13

Editorial director, Huffington Post Media Group

Is there a direct, causal relationship between the White House's press strategy and the tenor of the press? If there is, that's our fault, not Obama's.

Christopher Rosen, 02/19/13

Entertainment editor, Huffington Post

Presented in chronological order and without commentary, the most absurd moments from Season 2, Episode 3, "The Dramaturg."

Eli Lehrer, 02/20/13

President, R Street

House of Cards is pretty good television, but it's a perfectly awful textbook on nearly every aspect of public policy it touches. Almost all of the show's major plot points involve things that wouldn't -- or couldn't -- happen.

Michelangelo Signorile, 02/19/13

Editor-at-large, HuffPost Gay Voices

Last week the AP decided in an internal memo on style that reporters should not refer to individuals in legal same-sex marriages as "husbands" or "wives" as they'd refer to individuals in legal heterosexual marriages. That's completely misguided.

Stuart Muszynski, 02/19/13

Founder and CEO, PurpleAmerica.us

When addressing rape, gun violence, bullying and other types of violent behavior, our country must depend on good people who recognize evil and do the right thing by standing up to help.

John Corvino, 02/19/13

Chair of Philosophy, Wayne State University

How can we promote a healthy marriage culture, for both adults and children? How can we ensure fairness of opportunity for those who pursue other life options?

Michael Calderone, 02/19/13

Senior Media Reporter, The Huffington Post

The Obama White House, like its predecessors, tries going around the press corps whenever possible to control the message.