Gary Hart, 08/04/12

President, Hart International, Ltd.

There is a constant chorus respecting the freedom of speech. Little is heard respecting the right to remain silent. But many more Americans remain silent than speak, for more reasons than we can count. All of which are fine, except silence conveys assent.

Dr. Peggy Drexler, 08/04/12

Author, research psychologist, and gender expert

Gender equality is not for women to "overtake" men or actually be men. What's happening is that women are getting more choices and more confidence to make those choices. What's happening is the decline of expectations, long and slow though it may be.

James Zogby, 08/04/12

President, Arab American Institute; author, 'Arab Voices'

With one factually wrong, decidedly insensitive, and patently biased comment, Mitt Romney did more to focus U.S. media attention on the Palestinian economy than any other development in the past two decades.

John Pavley, 08/04/12

CTO @ The Huffington Post, Mgt Hckr

If you are looking for work, or in danger of becoming out of work, there are concrete steps you can take to improve your situation. You can learn to hack. I know this formula for improving your employment options works: I did it myself 30 years ago.

Mohamed A. El-Erian, 08/03/12

CEO and co-CIO, PIMCO

For the improvement in the labor market to continue, America needs to minimize the risk of derailment by three clear and present dangers: the reluctance of Congress to deal with the fiscal cliff, Europe's inability to get ahead of its crisis, and a possible geopolitical shock emanating from Iran.

Paul Slansky, 08/03/12

Writer; Contributor to The New Yorker

At long last it's the Republicans who are stuck with one of these pathetically miscast electoral losers, and don't think they don't know it. Mitt Romney is not just barely tolerated but is roundly despised by many of the people whose job it is to sell him.

Mark Hyman, MD, 08/04/12

Practicing physician

Living in a state of flow is about finding the perfect balance between challenge and comfort. It's about being so enamored with your present moment that all sense of ego subsides as a more playful yet focused consciousness overcomes and completes you.

Marlo Thomas, 08/03/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

The fact remains that being the spouse of a world leader is a complicated job. While, naturally, the wives are accorded all the same luxurious trappings that their husbands enjoy, they also live under the same scrutiny, and often grab the spotlight unwittingly.

Travel + Leisure, 08/04/12

TravelandLeisure.com

London's building boom is typical for host cities eager to make a big impression on the world stage. But the coolest stadiums make an enduring impression, not only through architectural flair and historic importance, but also by hosting events.

Mark Sandlin, 08/04/12

PC(USA) Minister & co-founder of The Christian Left

I do not want to go back to Church because life outside of Church is better. It just is.

Adrian Grenier and Peter Glatzer, 08/03/12

We're training our camera on 10 people who are changing the way we live today.

Emma Gray, 08/03/12

Associate Editor, HuffPost Women

As of Tuesday, I've been around for a quarter-century. I can no longer claim to be in my "early 20s." And I'm pretty sure I can glimpse 30 just over the horizon (or maybe that's just nearly-30 HuffPost Women Editor Margaret Wheeler Johnson, sitting at the desk next to me).

Arianna Huffington, 08/03/12

In this week's Huffington, John Rudolf profiles the Newark Police Department as it faces steep budget and personnel cuts. "Newark's cops do not work at an ordinary job, like the rest of us," John Rudolf writes. The dangers they routinely face make them more like "soldiers on the front lines of a ceaseless, low-intensity war."

Michael Rowe, 08/03/12

Award-winning independent journalist, essayist, and author

America didn't get any holier or more "free" last Wednesday. It just got meaner and fatter, and even more rage-filled than it was before Dan Cathy decided to sell his perverse "Christianity" instead of chicken.

Marian Wright Edelman, 08/03/12

President, Children's Defense Fund

When we look at the state of our union and the state of America's children in 2012, it's impossible to deny that our nation's economy, professed values of equal opportunity, future, and soul are all in danger right now.

Michael Roth, 08/03/12

President, Wesleyan University

Sure, we have to pay attention to what our graduates will do with their education, and we must give them the skills to translate what they learn in classrooms to their lives after graduation. But we shouldn't reduce our understanding of "their lives after graduation" to their very first job.

Shawn Lawrence Otto, 08/03/12

Author, 'Fool Me Twice'; Science Advocate; Filmmaker; Co-founder, Sciencedebate.org

When the Glacier National Park was established in 1910, it had 150 glaciers. This stunning collection drew tourists from all over America. Today there are just 25, and they are shrunken remnants of their former selves.

Lisa Arends, 08/03/12

Math teacher and wellness coach

My husband was a brilliant and talented man whose skills included creating and maintaining a separate existence.

Frank Schaeffer, 08/03/12

New York Times best-selling author

Christine J. Gardner convincingly argues that the abstinence movement works against the most profound Christian values of selflessness and sacrifice and instead adopts rock concert style techniques of pop culture as a tool to get people to turn against that pop culture.

Judith McHale, 08/03/12

President and Chief Executive Officer, Cane Investments, LLC

Employees who are more satisfied with their lives are, by and large, healthier and more productive and that productivity translates into a stronger bottom line. So what is stopping us from moving forward in this critical area?

Jared Bernstein, 08/03/12

Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Don't read too much into one month as one month does not a new trend make. July's reversal of the recent downshift in payrolls is very welcomed, but let's sees if it hangs around.

Jane Devin, 08/03/12

Writer

The line I saw last night at a Chik-Fil-A in Tucson touched me like a banner of unwelcome, like a vigilante caravan of people who could hardly wait for the opportunity to openly express their belief that I am an enemy to be conquered.

Lopez Lomong, 08/03/12

Olympic Runner, Team USA

In the presence of others, I couldn't stand the thought of opening the contents given the devastating possibility that the information inside might be a rejection notice. You cannot imagine my heart's cry when I was told, "Congratulations, Lopez. You are going to America!"

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, 08/03/12

U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District

Before we declare our support for any side in a civil war, shouldn't we know who and what we are supporting?