No, the budget is not the end of the world
One can reasonably infer that the proportion of services provided by public institutions has relied less and less on taxpayer dollars over the past decade.
Why I Won’t Be Voting in the Republican Primary
I guess it’s just time for me to admit that I’ve never been a Republican and they don’t want my participation.
Attainting American History
The 21st century phenomenon of attainting past heroes has got to stop.
A Crisis of Existentialism
I am convinced more than ever that the polarization in America is not between those who adopt one party moniker vs. another, but rather there are two segments of this culture at polar opposites based on the priority of essence vs. existence: the ontologists vs. the existentialists.
January 16, 1677: The End of Bacon’s Rebellion
The story of Bacon’s Rebellion is well known to Virginians, but its causes are still subject to much debate. Whiggish…
AP, MSNBC, CNN and others use altered photos in Amanda Berry case?
There is a very disturbing discrepancy in some of the photos that are out there
Terry McAuliffe: Big Donor Gifts “Exciting, Sexy”
McAuliffe’s disdain for big donations wasn’t always part of his stump. At one point in time, he called these donors and their money, “sexy” and “exciting.”
Jamestown Cannibals
Yes, historians have known for centuries that cannibalism existed at Jamestown. But now we have archaeological proof. “Jane,” a skeleton*…
The Blessings of Corn and Wine
Published in the Norfolk-Portsmouth Journal of May, 1788, the following anonymous poem pays tribute to Virginia’s agriculture and viticulture. With…
The More Things Change…
I’ve been watching Congress recently with stifled bemusement. The changes in positions — from sequestration to immigration to Obamacare —…