Richmond’s successful staging of the National Folk Festival led to the locally produced Richmond Folk Festival. This evening at 6 the celebration...

Spain’s king and prime minister went to Copenhagen to press Madrid’s bid to host the 2016 summer Olympics. Japan’s prime minister spoke...

The progress Petersburg has made in improving its schools is heartening. The city faces great challenges, but it has proven that even daunting obstacles...

The First Amendment recognizes freedom of the press as an inalienable right. Rights require protection, for even in countries as dedicated to liberty as...

Speaking of Richmond night life (and day life, for that matter), a robust street scene occurs on the blocks near Lombardy and Main. The attractions include...

The First Fridays Art Walk is one of the few splendid success stories to come out of downtown Richmond in many years. The cultural affair, which now draws...

David Letterman used his late-night comedy show to apologize for his indiscretions, thereby heaping additional humiliation on those he betrayed. The public...

The Dalai Lama transcends his religion and his nationality. He symbolizes a universal desire for liberty and decency and shares stature with the likes...

Far be it from skeptics of the federal government’s massive stimulus bill to fault the commonwealth of Virginia for not cutting in line to grab a...

Perhaps we are reading too much into a brief remark. But recently, Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander asked whether political bias partly explains...

Gov. Tim Kaine’s administration is seeking ways to close a persistent budget gap. While the prospect of further layoffs and program cuts is an unhappy...

Two years ago the nation joined Virginia in celebrating the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. Elizabeth II came to pay her respects to an...

Virginia’s undercard races do not receive much attention, which is too bad. Although the office of lieutenant governor is rarely consequential (as...

There is a disconnect between the ferocity with which unions are pressing for the Employee Free Choice Act—better known as card check—and their...

WEEK’S END The Second Street Festival celebrates the rich cultural history of Jackson Ward. The party occurs today and tomorrow and is not to be...

Democrat Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election. In 1977, Virginia elected Republican John Dalton governor. In every election since, Virginia...

Global-warming skeptics frequently argue that the computer models used to predict climate change cannot begin to account for the complexity of the real...

It has been some time since Americans took note of color-coded threat levels or loaded up on plastic sheeting and duct tape in the event of a biochemical...

Yesterday Virginia launched its first state-funded city-to-city passenger trains. The three-year, taxpayer-subsidized pilot program—making runs to...

During the 1970s, Daniel Patrick Moynihan served as U.S. ambassador to India. When Indira Gandhi imposed martial law, Moynihan called Washington to offer...

Americans unfamiliar with the ways of Washington might be tempted to think that having to deal with the worst economy in a half-century, two wars, health...

The Senate Finance Committee has delivered a small victory to the American people by defeating two Democratic proposals to create a “public option”...

On Sunday, Michael Vick returned to regular season play in the NFL. He saw some action in a game in which the Philadelphia Eagles really did not need him....

Samuel Moore, the Club Velvet owner who served a brief stint in jail for having sex with a minor, probably wouldn’t be any political movement’s...

In recent days: News broke that Iran has a second uranium-enrichment site. Iran launched medium-range missiles capable of delivering warheads to targets...

The running contest to see who can say the most outrageous thing about health care has produced some stellar competition. Sarah Palin and Sean Hannity...

The tide of algae plaguing the Midwest—toxic enough to kill dogs and other small animals—provides something of an omen for state and federal...

Elected officials from throughout Central Virginia probably run into one another frequently. There are social functions to attend, as well as sessions...

Not only did the Detroit Lions feast upon the Washington Redskins on Sunday, but the Tigers sit atop the American League’s Central Division. The...

Creigh Deeds won the Democratic primary in part because he appeared the dignified alternative to two finger-pointing candidates. The photograph below shows...