Russia’s invasion of a sovereign Ukraine is a stark echo of the Cold War: A formerly Soviet-dominated country tries to make its own way in the world, its putative success highlighting for Russians a different path forward to peace and…
The Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system hasn’t gotten the memo. Last week, the county doubled down on its policy of requiring students to wear masks nearly every moment in schools despite Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order giving parents the…
Virginia Republicans’ statewide sweep was an exhilarating, practically cathartic, moment for a party that went nearly a decade without holding any statewide office. But as exciting as that moment was, Virginia Republicans should keep Han Solo’s advice to Luke Skywalker…
In late 2020, the Republican Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee voted to nominate its 2021 statewide nominees by convention. Because of the pandemic, the party settled on a drive-thru unassembled convention at 39 sites across Virginia. Although the decision…
As the November results are certified and the campaign punditry world returns from its post-election holidays, attention will now shift to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia is a political writer’s nirvana. Former Gov. Bob McDonnell was fond of saying that…
Democrats have spent the past four years decrying the death of “norms” and the intensifying political divisions among Americans. In our view, one cause of this intensity is the gerrymandering of districts into “safe” seats for both parties, allowing politicians…