Articles
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The Permanence of Principle in an Age of Expedience**
*Reflections on the Virginia Spring Session and the Enduring Questions of Republican Government* The dogwoods are in bloom across Virginia this May morning, their white petals catching the early...
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Shaun Kenney Daily Essay — April 30, 2026
As Virginia's General Assembly prepares for what promises to be a contentious special session this summer, and as our Commonwealth finds itself once again at the crossroads of American political...
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BREAKING: Emergency Stay Denied in Tazewell
The Supreme Court of Virginia denied an emergency stay of last week’s ruling in Tazewell County, preventing the Virginia Department of Elections from certifying...
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Virginia Democrats and Their Dysfunctional Election
Iustitia by Raphael in the Hall of Constantine, Vatican City State Color me just a tiny bit surprised that the Great Seal of the Supreme Court of Virginia hasn...
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Democrats and the Problem of Maximum Warfare
When von Clausewitz argued that warfare is politics by other means, too many people adopted the obverse as a truism as well: that politics should be warfare by ...
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Guess Who Won on Redistricting?
First and foremost, let’s knock down all the pretended olive branches from those who voted “yes” on Tuesday to impose some sort of federal anti-gerrymandering l...
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Gerrymandering Eve: The Closing Arguments
Ah yes — the Monday before redistricting. Most of the yelling and spending is over. The good news is that the “no” campaign will be the bipartisan conscience o...
