Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea, 03/06/12

Founder and chairman of Weidenfeld & Nicolson

The harrowing pictures of murdered children and victims of torture in Homs and other Syrian cities label the executioners of the Assad regime as true scum of the earth.

Rita Wilson, 03/06/12

Editor at Large, Huff/Post50; Actor, Producer, Singer

Watching my parents mark their ballots, knowing they never skipped an election, instilled in me a belief that it was a privilege to be able to vote but also that it meant something.

Michael B. Keegan, 03/06/12

President, People For the American Way

How hard is it to say that women who advocate for insurance coverage for contraceptives should be heard and shouldn't be called prostitutes for stating their position on the topic? Is it really worth compromising basic decency to stay in the good graces of Rush Limbaugh?

Bob Cesca, 03/06/12

Host of The Bob & Chez Show, Media Producer

Yesterday, I contacted Rush (the band) about Rush Limbaugh's airing of their music on his show, and today I was exclusively informed that the legendary Canadian rock group has officially demanded that the Rush Limbaugh Program stop using its music on the air.

Lara Bergthold, 03/06/12

Executive Director, Lear Family Foundation; Board Chair, People for the American Way and the Campaign for America’s Future

If politicians like Rick Santorum want to promote stable families, they should start by respecting all families. I can think of a lot of things that are making "the fabric of this country fall apart." Loving single parents are not one of them.

Emmanuelle Chriqui and JD Stier, 03/06/12

If the last decade has taught us anything, it's that where Apple goes, the world market will follow. We would like to see that path be one that leads towards building responsible products that enhance the lives of all people of the world -- not just consumers.

Cody Pomeranz, 03/06/12

Freshman, Yale University

The threat of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is real -- the goal of preventing Iran from doing so is of utmost importance and the consequences of failure are dire. But the consequences of capricious war, of giving up on diplomatic solutions when not all have been exhausted, are equally grave.

Erica Williams, 03/06/12

Cultural critic and activist

Socioeconomically speaking, black America is in a rut -- a very long-lasting rut. Yet despite this, President Obama's national approval ratings among African Americans remain consistently high, with some polls placing it as high as 91%.

Ruth Bettelheim, Ph.D., 03/06/12

Psychotherapist; Executive/life coach

The Republicans and other social conservatives arguing for contraception and abortion restrictions may reject Limbaugh's phrasing, but they are nevertheless supporting policies that, as one Alabama legislator put it, are "designed to humiliate women."

John R. Talbott, 03/06/12

Author, "Survival Investing: How to Prosper Amid Thieving Banks and Corrupt Governments"

No matter how you cut and slice it, the Dow is not near its historical highs and any rebound you may have thought you had seen in US dollar terms is an illusion.

Liaquat Ali Khan, 03/06/12

Professor of International Law and Human Rights, Washburn University

There are two distinct reasons why an armed attack on Iran is illegal under international law, whether the attacker is Israel or the United States.

John Feffer, 03/06/12

Co-director, Foreign Policy In Focus

The very ideology that the United States assumed would defeat all comers has in fact been turned against the United States. Liberal democracy contains within it the very seeds of the American empire's destruction. Call it blowback, TINA-style.

Cara Santa Maria, 03/05/12

Science correspondent, Huffington Post; editor, Talk Nerdy to Me

Jeff Danziger, 03/06/12

Political cartoonist syndicated by the NYTimes worldwide

Joseph Bobrow, 03/06/12

Founder and president, Coming Home Project

"It's true throughout history: there's always the belief that the next war will go much better than the last war."

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, 03/06/12

Senior Religion Editor, The Huffington Post

I am a theology graduate student who also happens to be a lesbian. Sometimes other members of my parish make me feel like a social pariah and a second-class member of the Church.

Abby Huntsman Livingston, 03/06/12

PR and media professional

For the Republican Party to be attractive again to the various groups that have historically found a home under the "Big Tent," it needs to think big and put forward a new generation of bold ideas that fit neatly within the overarching themes of Republican values.

Dr. Josef Olmert, 03/06/12

Adjunct Professor, University of South Carolina

A lot of effort was invested by both Israeli and American diplomats and spin masters to create the impression that the Netanyahu-Obama meeting was successful, but I remain skeptical.

Martha Burk, 03/06/12

Money Editor, Ms. magazine; director, Corporate Accountability Project, National Council of Women's Organizations

"Protecting women's rights, and protecting women from violence is not an isolated issue from the larger violence that is happening in the country. Violence simply starts with women but never stops with them."

Rebecca Woolf, 03/06/12

Co-founder, True Media Inc.

I still call myself a girl. I'm thirty years old and I have four children and one of them is going to be seven in two months and I'm only six years older than he is.

Mark Juergensmeyer, 03/06/12

Author, 'Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence'

How has it changed as human societies have evolved over the centuries? These musings are precisely the ones posed by America's premier sociologist, Robert Bellah in "Religion in Human Evolution."

Eyal Press, 03/06/12

Author, Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times

What's worse: to be persecuted and indicted for trying to expose an act of wrongdoing -- or to be ignored for doing so?

Heather Poole, 03/06/12

Flight Attendant, Writer

When people ask me about the craziest things I've seen as a flight attendant (which usually happens the minute they find out what I do for a living), I'll usually share stories about passengers who get naked or attempt to open the emergency doors in flight.

Barbara Hannah Grufferman, 03/06/12

Writer; Speaker; Author, 'The Best of Everything After 50'

The more she talked, the more confident I felt that my version of post-50 life would be the future of aging in America: embracing your age, laugh lines and all.