April is Military Child Month
Governor McDonnell has proclaimed April Military Child Month.
Si Se Puede, Jesus!
Rather than celebrate the resurrection of the most influential life in History, Google has decided to pay tribute to… Cesar Chavez.
Secular Humanism, Socialism, and Maundy Thursday Notes on Eugene Debs
Warning: Content may offend.
Slavery vs. Abortion
If we take the Democrats’ claim at face value — that Cuccinelli thinks abortion comparable to slavery — the Republican candidate for governor is indeed wrong in a couple of aspects.
Your Quick Guide to RPV Mass Meetings and Filing Deadlines
The table below shows the filing deadlines, mass meeting dates, and delegate numbers for each city and county in Virginia, as well as links to pre-file forms (unless the deadline has passed).
TDIVH: Political Discourse and the Right to Bear Arms, 1791 Style (or, The 18th Century Troll)
While we frequently see today a degrading conversation turn to cries of “racist!” or “Nazi!” or “Socialist!”, at least we don’t see open challenges to shoot each other in broad daylight.
Glenn Davis is in for Iaquinto’s Seat
After the suddenly announced, and somewhat surprising, retirement of Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-84), we now have our first official candidate…
TDIVH: Addicted to Blogs, 1789 style
The following poem appeared in the Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser on March 15, 1789.
This Day in Virginia History: Sons of Liberty, Norfolk Style
Resolved…that if we quietly submit to the Execution of the said Stamp Act, all our Claims to civil Liberty will be lost, and we and our Posterity become absolute Slaves.
This Day in Virginia History: Drama at UVA’s Board of Visitors, 1825 style
On Mar 4, 1825, the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors met for the final time in a special session before opening its doors to the student body. Here they established the curriculum for the school of law — with no law professor in sight.