The United States has expended a godawful lot of time, money, energy, and lives in the pursuit of national security since the terrorist attacks of 9/11....
WEEK’S END A new report finds that Virginia’s tax system is still regressive: Low-income earners pay a higher percentage of their income than...
President Barack Obama declined to meet with the Dalai Lama prior to his trip to China. Diplomatic pleasantries argue against offending the communists,...
A trillion here, a billion there, and pretty soon we’re talking real money. The House of Representatives has now passed its version of health care...
It’s always a bittersweet time sitting in the audience of the annual Valor Awards that honor the Richmond region’s police officers, firefighters,...
In Washington, and state capitals everywhere, policy debates tend to be partisan and shaped by the interests that have something at stake. But peering...
Real-Life Equality Doesn’t Sound So Hot Editor, Times-Dispatch: Many years ago I was teaching the basics of socialism, Marxist communism, and capitalism...
Lacking Argument, Keillor Hurls Insults Editor, Times-Dispatch: Garrison Keillor is at it again. Because he has to write something, but has nothing worthwhile...
Florida Story Slighted Jamestown Editor, Times-Dispatch: The Associated Press has now joined the chorus of the historically challenged by heralding Plymouth...