Virginia

An angry poltergeist: Long Shadows, by Abigail Cutter, reviewed

20 August 2022 9:00 am

Long Shadows, a powerful novel set mainly in the American civil war, is very unlike Gone with the Wind. The…

How Glenn Youngkin beat the Democrats in Virginia

3 November 2021 7:40 pm

When a Republican wins in a reliably Democratic state, it’s big news. That’s exactly what happened in Virginia, where newcomer…

arlington

Where the Arlington sidewalk ends

4 August 2020 6:09 am

Watch out, Gretchen Whitmer! The queen of draconian and idiotic coronavirus restrictions is getting a run for her money thanks…

tulsi gabbard virginia

Why I’m voting for Tulsi in Virginia

3 March 2020 4:36 pm

Four years ago I cast a vote for Bernie Sanders in the Virginia Democratic Primary. It was a triple protest:…

‘The Arrival of the Pilgrims Fathers’, 1864, Antonio Gilbert (oil on canvas)

Crossing the pond

8 July 2017 9:00 am

What led a person in 17th-century England to get on a ship bound for the Americas? James Evans attempts to…