ROMNEY... I GUESS

Josh Silver, 06/11/12

CEO, United Republic

The story of Jim Bopp's ouster explains why more and more grassroots conservatives are joining with grassroots liberals in support of sweeping campaign finance and lobbying reform.

Keli Goff, 06/11/12

Author, Commentator and Contributing Editor, TheLoop21.com

The fact that the son of one of the wealthiest African-Americans in the country will be attending school on a full scholarship has rankled many. But Diddy's son is not the first wealthy offspring to be awarded a scholarship, and he is unlikely to be the last.

Barbara Hannah Grufferman, 06/11/12

Author, 'The Best of Everything After 50' and Chief Pundit, FOF

Nothing less than a sea change is required in how we look at and talk about women, work and babies in this country.

Michael Casey, 06/11/12

Managing editor covering global financial markets at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal

"I'm not a religious person," Joe Bonadio told me, "but it is as if Satan said, 'I want to be on earth,' and God asked him, 'What are you going to be?' And he said, 'I'm going to be a bank.' "

James Franco, 06/11/12

Actor and author

The extensive detailing that gives the novel its raison d'être makes me think of Vladimir Nabokov --- especially since Nabokov, in Lolita, was as eager as Eugenides is here to mix pop-culture references and incredibly apt metaphors.

Maureen Ryan, 06/10/12

TV critic, The Huffington Post

There were a lot of dropped storylines, missed opportunities and depressing developments this year on "Mad Men." There also wasn't much tension or forward momentum to help drive the season forward.

Christopher Elliott, 06/11/12

Author of the book Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles and Shady Deals

Take a few steps back from the airport spectacle, and the agency that likes to see itself as the last line of defense against terrorism is kinda funny.

Mike Lux, 06/11/12

Partner, Democracy Partners

Everyone pretty much agrees that last week was Obama's roughest week yet in this campaign. But I see some potential silver linings in the mess that was last week, one of which may well be seen after this election as the most important messaging turning point in this campaign.

Mike Ryan, 06/11/12

Senior Entertainment Writer, The Huffington Post

If you haven't seen 'Prometheus,' you should stop reading, because the following will (A) most likely spoil the movie for you, or (B) make no sense. Actually, there's a chance it will make no sense even if you did see the movie.

Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD, 06/11/12

United States Global AIDS Coordinator

Preventing new HIV infections among children is not only the right thing to do, but also a smart investment -- stretching each dollar we invest to save as many lives as we can, both today and tomorrow. This is a hopeful moment in global health.

Kitty Stryker, 06/11/12

Sex worker, activist with SWOP, blogger and general rabble-rouser

There are some common threads I hear about why my married clients come to me, and I have a pretty good success record in helping couples figure out how to talk to each other about one of the scariest subjects there is: sex and intimacy.

Thomas de Zengotita, 06/10/12

Contributing Editor, Harper's Magazine

The "take back our country" theme is just getting under way in American politics. That's why voter registration vs. voter suppression is the most important practical political issue on the table -- in 2012, and beyond.

Lisa McElroy, 06/11/12

Associate professor of law

When I think of Penn State, I think of how the students' pride in their institution, in their leaders, could have increased enormously had the administration done the right thing. And I wonder how much they could have learned had the university only acted responsibly.

Eric Boehlert, 06/11/12

Senior Fellow, Media Matters for America

Today's conservative movement in America is first and foremost a media one. Therefore, ignoring the media isn't an option.

Mark Ruffalo, 06/11/12

Actor/Director

In The Avengers, everyone is fighting over the Tesseract, a source of unlimited energy. The truth is, the Tesseract is here. The Tesseract for us is the power of wind, water, and sunlight -- natural, clean, and renewable energy resources.

Mark Hyman, MD, 06/10/12

Practicing physician

We need to stand up in our homes, communities and schools and create healthy environments for kids. We need to take back our kids' taste buds, our kitchens and our homes, which have been hijacked by the food industry, and ban anything except real food.

John Tirman and Abbas Maleki, 06/11/12

One can argue ad infinitum about the tangled history of U.S.-Iran relations, about the intentions of each, about assassinations and cyber war. The U.S. election campaign complicates every calculation. But we also know that should the negotiations fail, a war with Iran would be catastrophic.

Bianca Bosker, 06/10/12

Senior Tech Editor, The Huffington Post

Just like grumpy editors wielding red pens, a burgeoning category of sites and apps are battling the share-everything trend with offerings that actually limit what we can say about ourselves.

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, 06/11/12

Founder and director, Shalom Center

As a rabbi, I am deeply conscious of the transcendent value of religious freedom. I believe that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is indeed one of God's best creations. So I listen with great care to claims it is being violated.

Craig Kanalley, 06/11/12

Senior Editor, Big News & Live Events, The Huffington Post

When I logged in to see the results, 29 "matches" popped up -- these are living people today with whom I share a common direct male ancestor with in about the last 1,000 years. The surnames to those closest matches? A Kennelly and a MacNeely, variations of my own last name.

Antonia O'Brien, 06/11/12

Fashion writer and presenter

For me the main offender is flashing too much flesh. I understand when it's a hot day the last thing you want to do is wear body-covering clothes, but there are some style offences that are just socially unacceptable.

Wendy Kopp, 06/11/12

CEO & Founder, Teach For America, and CEO & Co-founder, Teach For All

You don't have to create the next Google to be a builder and make a major impact. Each and every one of us can make daily choices to build things up rather than tear them down.

Luwam Yeibio, 06/06/12

Fashion & beauty enthusiast

Being a woman in her late twenties who wears a 4 ½ to 5 shoe can make the task of shopping for footwear daunting. Luckily, there are a few simple ways to find exactly what you're looking for.

Chuck Palahniuk, 06/08/12

Author

Reading in the fridge takes a little effort. You need to move aside the cartons of Chinese take-out and the open box of baking soda to make enough room to rest your "Angela's Ashes."