“The administration has inherited a system that can no longer pay for itself,“ according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. He was talking...

Extraordinary rendition. Guantanamo. Warrantless wiretapping. State-secrets privilege. Military commissions. Indefinite detention without trial. For a...

Well, so much for that. Richmond’s new ball team will officially be known not as the Generals, the Ravens, or any of the other spiffy monikers suggested...

When he defeated the legendary Adam Clayton Powell in a 1970 primary, Charles Rangel ran as something of a reformer. Voters weary of Powell’s flamboyant...

Far be it from us to second-guess the philosophers who chose the name “Hush Puppies” as a finalist from among the thousands of suggestions...

You wouldn’t expect former Virginia Democratic Party chairman Paul Goldman and former GOP governor and senator George Allen to team up on too many...

Four years ago a Danish newspaper published cartoons that mocked the Prophet Muhammad. The newspaper did so to push back against a growing tendency toward...

Transportation plays a central role in the gubernatorial campaign. In Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads it may prove decisive. Stories about the state’s...

Chicago’s defeat in the Olympics sweepstakes has prompted great silliness. Conservatives mock the presentations made by the Obamas (which were, as...

Two headlines from the spring describe the challenges that will await the governor Virginia will elect in November: “Stimulus Package Being Felt...

Democrats have been dismissive toward one of the GOP suggestions for health care: legal reforms to reduce medical-malpractice lawsuits. Republicans contend...

On Sunday, President Barack Obama and his family worshipped at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Lafayette Square. The lovely edifice lies just a short...

According to records released by his office, Gov. Tim Kaine was out of state for all or part of 12 days in September. His peregrinations included Texas,...

News regarding on-time arrivals at Richmond International Airport dismays but does not surprise. The data also corresponds to the experience of this office’s...

Although the health care debate has sucked nearly every ounce of air out of other policy debates, it’s important for Americans to remember another...

National Review’s Jonah Goldberg’s best-selling book Liberal Fascism carries a title designed to provoke. You’d think liberals would...

Gov. Tim Kaine, Rep. Jim Moran, former DNC head Terry McAuliffe, Doug Wilder—and no doubt many other influential Democrats—have a message for...

File this under “Only in France”: France apparently operates Europe’s nastiest prisons. The places are overcrowded and are deteriorating...

The news that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize inspired almost universal incredulity. Even his most loyal supporters responded with a “what?“...

This weekend Richmond may set its all-time record for festivals. In addition to the Richmond Folk Festival, Central Virginia will celebrate the Festival...

Embarrassing as many of the audits produced by Richmond Auditor Umesh Dalal have been, at least the city has had the courage to give them a full airing—until...

South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson pointed at President Barack Obama, sneered, and shouted, “You lie!“—and promptly became a conservative...

A friend passes along the following—apparently accurate—diagnosis of a newly discovered malady: “Thesitis—an obsessive-compulsive...

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...