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Commentary: Time's up to decry wacky theories Rafael Castillo, For the Express-News Feb. 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The U.S. House recently removed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from two committees over past incendiary remarks. She’s not the only problem the GOP has with conspiracy theories; extremists continue cultivating chaos in the name of former President Donald Trump.ALEX EDELMAN /AFP via Getty Images Conspiracy theories have warped today’s GOP in Congress: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has a history of endorsing twisted right-wing conspiracies — which include “Pizza-gate,�...

Indigenous Acknowledgment Virginia Humanities acknowledges the Monacan Nation, the original people of the land and waters of our home in Charlottesville, Virginia. We invite you to learn more about Indians in Virginia in our Encyclopedia Virginia.

Editor’s letter Editor-in-chief America needs two viable, sane political parties. Parties provide voters with a coherent choice of governing philosophies, and galvanize people to unite behind an agenda and candidates; without opposition, any party inevitably falls prey to corruption and extremism. Liberalism and conservatism are yin and yang, parts of a whole, each contributing insights and values to guide the zigzag path forward. But when parties become enamored with unpopular and foolish ideas, they can die: The Federalists, the Whigs, and the Know Nothings all once flourished and then...

SUMMARY Nathaniel Prentiss Banks was a Massachusetts state legislator (1849–1853), a ten-term United States Congressman (1853–1857, 1865–1873, 1875–1879, 1889–1891), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1856–1857), governor of Massachusetts (1858–1861), and a Union general during the American Civil War (1861–1865). One of the most prominent political generals of the conflict, Banks lacked military talent and experience but rose to high command on the strength of his public stature and his staunch support of the administration of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, despite...

Man-To-Man: Matching All 45 U.S. Presidents With Their Timberwolves Equivalents By HumdingerTV on Feb 15, 2021, 12:32pm CST 21 The history of the American president is one of cyclical, renewed promise, usually followed by depressing, but predictable, disappointment. Despite the nearly constant letdown, hope springs eternal when our population is given the opportunity to draft a new leader. It is a pattern that is mirrored in the history of the "Next Great Hope" for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Throughout the decades of their existence, the Wolves have held up new candidates each se...