I’ve always thought it unfair to pass off reasonable criticisms of children’s TV and movies simply on the basis of “it’s a kid’s show … it’s not that deep.” Fair enough, but then again that’s far from rationality.

Children’s entertainment, if anything, should haul the heaviest duty of ensuring its content is decent and intentional. The impressionable minds of a young audience is never to be discredited. …

Since 2018, New Years Eve has not been the same holiday it once was for me. Where before stood a holiday dedicated to looking past the toils of 365 days, welcoming in new hopes as a new year arrives, now stands nothing but a moment of grim reflection.

On Dec. 30, 2018, my close friend, Mason, was murdered in his home during a burglary gone-awry. At only 20 years old, a young man filled with nothing but potential was stripped of his life by three measly twitches of a finger.

This comes to mind with voluminous recollection at every New…

Even after the tense election that just took place, some Virginia voters are already looking ahead at the race for governor. But, with the inclusion of some extreme, insurgent candidates — like Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield — many voters are fearing a predictably messy electoral process in the Old Dominion.

Chase placed her bid for Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial election on Feb. 17, 2020. Some believe Chase’s candidacy is a sign of weakening republican influence in Virginia, as conservatives continue to allow more room in the party for extremism rather than disavowing it. But, with a newly-passed ballot measure for redistricting…

RICHMOND, Va– Since the early weeks of March 2020, the world has collectively begun to adopt a wholly new zeitgeist of how to protect and respect one another; social distancing. As per recommendations made by the CDC towards reducing the spread of COVID-19, wearing masks is “in” and shaking hands is “out”.

Gov. Ralph Northam signed Executive Order 55 on Mar. 30, which called for a temporary stay at home order after having already declared a state of emergency on Mar. 12. …

Precedent gives us comfort in a crisis, and the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic is by and large the most unprecedented global issue humans have faced in a very long time. This pandemic soft-pedals the uncertainty that ensued during events like 9/11, World War 1 and the Black Plague. Precedent existed in those crises … terrorists have brought fear to U.S. soil in the past, wars have waged since the dawn of man and villages in the Middle Ages might as well have been waiting for something else to kill them if not Bubonic Plague. But never before has a modern, hyper-connected…

Coronavirus has arrived with gusto here in America, or so it seems to most people. If you’re the responsible type , you’re practicing social distancing … if you’re selfish, you’re suddenly finding it easier to catch the attention of bartenders.

While many Millennials are joyously basking in an extra week of spring break at nightclubs and beachfront concerts, the virus is having a field day of its own. Boomers are holed-up in their houses … too afraid to so much as breathe the outside air. …

Doom lies in yourself, not in your name.

~ J.R.R. Tolkien, from “The Children of Hurin”

I try not to check my phone for notifications after 10 in the evening because those are the witching hours. Shady moves happen underneath dark skies, especially in Washington. The 2020 Democratic Primaries are no different, as the night before Super Tuesday was an absolute tailspin of unfortunate events; a train wreck that no journalist could avoid rubber-necking to.

Elizabeth Warren dropped the ball for every progressive that evening by refusing to drop out and endorse the only candidate with a chance now and…

“Hopelessness is a really toxic and dangerous state.”

~ Cory Booker, D-New Jersey.

As a journalist, I have to follow the news thoroughly and it gets heavy sometimes. Right now is an especially weighing time. The Democratic Primaries are in full swing with a bizarre Super Tuesday having just passed, meanwhile men, women and children are being slaughtered in Idlib while the city is under siege. Roger Stone got a pretty soft conviction despite being a nastier virus on society than the one that’s currently halting production in China and cruise ships in South Korea … but I digress.

It’s…