BARON: What Progressive Strategy?

Noah Baron, Religious Progressive

I would much rather have one more moderate Democrat in the Senate and a Democratic majority than a failed progressive Democratic candidate, and no majority at all.

PANDYA: Sanctions Have Failed

Om Pandya, Conservative

The United States, Israel, and Palau are the only three nations in the world that believe that sanctions on Cuba should be continued. While everyone else enjoys the benefits of travel and trade with Cuba, American citizens are losing out on a potential market. It’s time now to give up a failed policy of sanctions.

SIEFF: On the Political Vocation

Adam Sieff, Liberal

What compels men to pursue a vocation in politics? For many among the political elite, and even among the not-so elite, power has become not just the means, but in fact the end of politics.

Autiello: We Choose to Go to Mars

Why we should put a man on Mars in this decade – not because it is easy, not because it is hard and not because it is a challenge that requires us to rise to it or be destroyed by a foreign power – but because the dream provides a source of inspiration, hope and national renewal for the American people.

HOLLINSHEAD: A To-Do List for Obama, Dems

Kevin Hollinshead, Progressive

If an anti-reform Republican was able to win the seat of universal health care’s greatest champion, what do this November and November of 2012 hold for Democrats? Unless the Obama administration shakes things up, they’re on thin ice.

FULHAM: The Democrats Self-Destruct, Again

Peter W. Fulham, Democrat

If anyone had suspicions that Team Obama was indeed hurdling towards implosion, the Democratic party’s catastrophe in Massachusetts last week surely confirmed them. But it’s not too late for Mr. Obama to make amends for failing to address the anger of disenfranchised voters, nor is it too late for the Democrats to prevent a hemorrhage of seats in the House and Senate in 2010.

MARIN: The Myth of 1994

Paul Marin, Liberal Republican

Congress will regain its bipartisan problem-solving spirit only after legislators are punished for their cynical, partisan behavior — in other words, when the myth of 1994 is shattered.

BARON: A History Primer for Republicans

Noah Baron, Religious Progressive

Lately, many prominent Republicans have been pretending that the events of September 11, 2001 either didn’t happen, or did not happen during the Bush administration. Sounds like these folks need a brief lesson in recent history.

PANDYA: The War on Elitism

Om Pandya, Conservative

I don’t want the guy I work with running the country. The guy I want running the country should not only share my values, but should also be intelligent, articulate, hard-working, and have a thorough education, inside or outside of the classroom, in economics and foreign relations. We should not care what religion a candidate follows or if they spend their weekends hunting or reading Sartre while sipping Pinot Noir.

ROGERS: The Best, The Worst & The Rest of the Decade in Politics

From impressive comebacks, humiliating let downs, memorable quotes and big surprises, here’s a look at some of the decades most notable people and events.