Lowell already brought to our attention the good news that the courts handed the Republicans a defeat in the first round of what may prove to be a long legal fight over redistricting in Virginia. I am no legal scholar, but I was excited by the news tha... »
Charlottesville Golf Communities Offer Top Courses Golf communities are popular areas in which to purchase a home. These neighborhoods are known for quality homes in attractive settings, but for the golfer in the family the main reason to buy a home i... »
Belt it outIf you think karaoke means following a bouncing ball over computer-screen lyrics as canned musical accompaniment blares, think again. Thanks to the rocking (and very patient) back-up band Retrospective Collective, every Thursday, aspiring pr... »
George Romney, father of Mitt (the present GOP front-runner), ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1968. Here is a paragraph from an article by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (the son, of course, of another candidate for president in that same in... »
In the following passage, Jonathan Chait articulates the first of four strategic reasons for President Obama's recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This passage is followed by comments by me on how thi... »
Thought # 1: It borders on scandal that --every presidential cycle-- certain states get a grossly disproportionate say in choosing presidential nominees. I have nothing against Iowa and New Hampshire, but JUSTICE is one of my paramount values, and the ... »
George Will writes:For the indefinite future, a specter is haunting progressivism, the specter of {energy} abundance. Because progressivism exists to justify a few people bossing around most people and because progressives believe that only government'... »
Yards Brewing Company shared beer’s revolutionary roots last Friday night by introducing Ales of the Revolution to guests at a memorable historic beer dinner in colonial Alexandria, lending a festive glow to a cold January night. Hosted by the renowned... »
