American democracy is in retreat. Or as Senator Mark Warner told me last week, “There is a shock and awe component to this, as soon as you mount an opposition to one area, they take a shot somewhere else.” He’s not wrong. The examples are becoming too numerous,...
Holding the Congressional seat for a district that spans from Culpeper to Blackstone means representing many different agendas and interests. Virginia’s 7th Congressional District holds a quarter of a million people, stretching from the rural areas of Orange to the suburbs of Richmond and Chesterfield. Since 2014, Republican Dave Brat has...
It’s been almost a year since the Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville and alt-right groups are still trying to mainstream white supremacy. While the aftermath of the rally would ensure public outrage at the organizers, the delusional unification of these groups would soon erupt, splintering an allegedly cohesive group into various factions....
Here’s a hypothetical situation involving two hypothetical US states. US State (A’s) GOP just updated their platform to include the following: a penalty reduction for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana (these offenses will now be civil, not criminal, charges, payable by a fine of no more than $100), expanded access to medicinal marijuana...
“We've taken a massive step closer to bringing new representation to our district,” said Abigail Spanberger after accepting the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 7th District. Winning handily in a lopsided Democratic primary election against former Marine Corps Colonel Dan Ward, Spanberger will now go on to challenge Republican Congressman...
White nationalist James Allsup, who attended the tiki torch march and the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville last August, has been elected as an officer in the Republican Party of Washington state. Over the weekend, Allsup posted a letter confirming his elected position on Facebook, stating he would be a Republican Party Precinct Committee...
From hiking in Shenandoah to kayaking in the James River to swimming in the Chesapeake Bay, everyone can find an outdoor activity to enjoy in Virginia. Unfortunately, our current consumption of single-use plastics could prevent us and future generations from being able to enjoy Virginia’s great outdoors. With plastic pollution getting more and...
In what can only be described as one of the most disturbing political interviews ever, The Huffington Post recently spoke with a congressional candidate for Virginia's 10th District who confessed to being a pedophile. When asked about being a pedophile and writing about pedophilia, he readily admitted, "It’s a mix of both. When people go over the...
Virginia’s agriculture industry might have a big win in its future. US Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have cosponsored a bill that would legalize hemp and define it as an agricultural commodity. The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would effectively remove the plant from the list of controlled substances because hemp would no longer be grouped with...
Virginia officials settled a contentious race in the House of Delegates’ 94th District in Newport News when Republican David Yancey’s name was drawn from a bowl in January, declaring him the winner over Democrat Shelly Simonds. New investigations have muddied that outcome even more. The Washington Post found in a new analysis of voter districts...
