Mike Pilewski writes about life, politics and culture in the United States
My sister and I didn’t have much in common as kids, but somehow we always managed to spend Thursday nights together. That’s when The Waltons was on. Most of you are probably familiar with the series about the family living in the mountains of Virginia during the Great Depression. The show had 221 episodes, and I think we watched them … >>
It was the darkest time in our nation’s history: four years of brother fighting brother. The Civil War started and ended in the month of April — in 1861 and 1865. So it’s only natural to remember this during April, right? That’s what Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell said last week when he declared each April to be Confederate History Month. … >>