Virginia sits at the crossroads of the American project. One path leads towards preserving our democratic progress; the other, towards grievance, division, and spectacle. We believe the governor’s election on November 4, at its core, is a referendum on that choice....
On June 22nd, Mayor Levar Stoney announced a commission "to help the city redefine the false narrative of the Confederate statues that line Richmond's grandest boulevard." This announcement was hardly shocking - in a sense, it had been coming for decades - but it was significant for the mayor to publicly assert that some of Richmond’s most famous...
On July 11, white nationalist Jason Kessler held a conference in front of the Charlottesville Police Department. Flanked by bikers from the Warlocks Motorcycle Club, he spoke about his "Unite the Right" rally scheduled for August 12. “Nothing against any other people, against Muslims, against Blacks, whomever, but they have entire continents in...
Mark Holmberg’s most recent editorial, Mayor's narrative about Monument Avenue 'not the whole truth,’ proves he is woefully out of touch with the current conversation. For starters, let me say this: Reducing this city’s ignoble history to a series of blatant generalizations and clichés is not only naive, but highly dangerous. We now live in a...
An event hoping to stop Sharia law from taking over the US ended in a parking lot shoving contest and two arrests at Virginia Beach's Mt. Trashmore this weekend. Along the bottom of the former-trash dump-turned-community park, about 70 people gathered for a "righteous cause." Dressed head-to-toe in red, white, and blue and waving American flags,...
Politics is always at its best when it can be accessible to everyone. A person should not have to be a journalist, hold a PhD in political science, or be linked to special interest to have a candid conversation with their elected officials about what is important to them. Knowing this, having a mayor in Richmond that understands the benefits of...
A group known for spreading anti-Islamic legislation and sentiment across the country is holding a series of rallies in June and Virginia Beach's Mt. Trashmore is on the list as a site set to host one of these events. The group, ACT for America, was created by Christian Lebanese immigrant Brigitte Gabriel. Gabriel has been working since the mid...
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond upheld a stay against President Trump's second attempt to ban people from majority Muslim countries from coming into the US. Today's ruling follows a hearing two weeks ago which saw hundreds of protestors descend on Virginia's Capital to show their support for those the President hoped to exclude....
The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) has released a report card for the marijuana policies of the six candidates running in the 2017 Virginia race for governor. The report gave each politician a letter grade, similar to the report cards given out by the advocacy groups. MPP wrote a survey of three questions which was sent to each candidate, who...
A new Washington Post/George Mason poll shows Virginia’s leading GOP candidate continues to struggle against Democratic opponents as Election Day 2017 draws closer. Ed Gillespie, a former GOP National Party leader, is the front runner against his two opponents, Confederate Flag-Champion Corey Stewart and businessman Frank Wagner. While Gillespie...
