Eighty-three years ago, Mr. Smith went to Washington. Last Tuesday, Lady Ruby did, too.
If you have ever visited Colonial Williamsburg — and who around here hasn’t? — you may have noticed the inscription on the banner under the coat of arms at the top of the governor’s palace: “Dieu et Mon Droit.” It is French for “God and my right,” and it is the vestige of an outmoded article…
The other day a good friend asked me: “Is our country in bad shape today?” I reflected on this serious question and responded: “The country isn’t the same self-confident place as it was between 1945 and 2000.” Most people my age remember the Great Depression of the 1930s when banks across th…
The Constitution doesn’t say anything about abortion. But the Constitution does say that, when it comes to the religious views of American citizens, each person has the right to live in accordance with their religion (“freedom of religion”) and that the power of the state will not be used to…
For congressional Republicans, the election can’t come soon enough. In the modern era, it’s hard to think of a time when the party out of power had more things going its way. Harry Enten, CNN’s political data analyst, recently noted that going by the generic ballot, things haven’t looked thi…
🎧 How to think about acceptance and treatment when discussing gender-affirming care for kids.
Commentary: Young people need a circle of support to help them deepen their understanding of their place in the world.
"Cultural institutions must engage difficult truths and hold space for multiple identities," writes columnist Michael Paul Williams.
While inflation, high gas and food prices, a falling stock market, corrosive politics and a looming recession are all causes for concern — even alarm — two recent Gallup polls reveal an erosion of foundational principles that are key to a stable and enduring society.
Sometimes in the art of political stagecraft, an entire debate can shift on a single statement.
She’s not exactly starving for affirmation.
Today being Father’s Day, I am recalling the best thing my father, a decorated career Air Force pilot, ever did for me.
People generally want their children to have it better than they did. Mine have already had it worse, in some fundamental ways, and there’s considerable danger that it will get worse from here.
The flyer urging activists to protest in front of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Maryland home offers two reasons for violating the privacy of a public servant and his family.
It’s easy to find people who say gas prices will keep them from driving. They’re on the roads.
🎧 With alcohol-related deaths more than double that of guns, why isn't social media filled with debates about how to solve this problem?
The author of "Under the Skin: Racism, Inequality, and the Health of a Nation" discusses inequalities in medical treatment.
Days after Richmond launched a new branding campaign, the Virginia Department of Historical Resources unveiled a marker for an invisible cemetery believed to be the largest burial ground for free people of color and the enslaved in the nation.
Most people are familiar with the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
In this episode, Kelli Lemon and Michael Paul Williams talk with The New York Times Magazine and 1619 Project contributor Linda Villarosa about her new book "Under the Skin: Racism, Inequality, and the Health of a Nation." In the conversation and book, Villarosa shares troubling statistics that college-educated Black mothers are more likely to die, almost die, or lose their babies than white mothers who haven’t finished high school.
I was amused by an “unscientific opinion” survey of Republican primary voters in Arizona’s heated race for Democrat Mark Kelly’s Senate seat. Many said they’d grown tired of Republican candidates’ extremism.
It opens with a woman’s voice and a black screen.
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Content by Virginia Department of Health. The Virginia Department of Health's "Back To School" website offers parents tools and resources that will help make the process of getting children vaccinated before school resumes a breeze.
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On guns again: “The tree of liberty,” Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Must it also be fertilized with the blood of children? House Republicans seem to think so. Not a single one voted for the commonsense gun measures …
There’s a joke. One guy asks another, “Which is worse: ignorance or apathy?” And the other guy answers, “I don’t know, and I don’t care.”
A consensus has formed that the Federal Reserve waited too long to start tightening money.
I’m not a “shut up and dribble” guy when it comes to athletes. Nor am I a “shut up and coach” guy.
Photos from the press conference for the launch of the "Richmond Real" campaign and branding assets from the city.
🎧 Why do so many gun owners feel like their voices are being drowned out in the ongoing debate?
