There was the year one of my younger sisters wanted the Magic 8 Ball that was all the rage. I scraped together enough money to get that one special gift for her and stored it in the closet of our ...

This year was no different. As I carefully unwrapped the tissue paper from around one particular ornament, memories flooded back when I saw the hand-painted ceramic decoration for the tree. It was a ...

After missing as badly as I did on Election 2024, I thought it best to “take a step back” and review past assumptions. Of course, the Fed’s bizarre decision to lower interest rates brought me back for ...

Two Russian nationals who worked for Russia Today, a Russian state-controlled media outlet, were indicted on accusations they funneled nearly $10 million to a Tennessee-based online content creation ...

In the 2024 election, policy details matter even less than they usually do. Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, seem to have figured this out. Harris has ...

Roxane Gatling Gilmore Obituary Roxane Gatling Gilmore, First Lady of Virginia from 1998-2002 died in Richmond on August 7, 2024, the day following her 47th marriage anniversary to Jim Gilmore, former ...

Well, we’ve had a few things change since then. First, the Libertarians nominated Chase Oliver, who dutifully spouted his party’s anti-NATO position. The Republican ticket is now complete, with ...

The first feint towards political cross-dressing came with the completion of the Republican ticket. Instead of a traditional conservative like Mike Pence, Trump went for a Kremlin-loving mini-me best ...

Bill Bolling spent 22 years in elected office including eight years as 39th Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He lives in the Richmond area with his wife Jean Ann and teaches ...

In a recent op-ed, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein wrote of 1/6, “On that day, driven by Trump’s rhetoric and his obvious approval, a mob descended on the Capitol and, in a stunning act of collective ...

The VA-5 race could end up going to a recount—the losing candidate can request one if the margin in the race is a percentage point or less, and election authorities will pay for the recount if the ...

Chris Saxman represented the 20th District in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002-10. A businessman and active member of the community, he is Executive Director of Virginia FREE, a non-partisan, ...