Garrett Epps

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Brave Engagement

A mother's imprint on Richmond.

Resegregation

Last spring, in cases arising out of Seattle and Louisville, Ky., the four most conservative members of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice...

Conservatives in Conflict

The new GOP agenda seems to be less, not more, freedom. Consider the efforts to bar gay marriage, ban stem-cell research or impose school prayer.

Behind Closed Doors

No one — no matter how virtuous or kind — can be trusted with absolute, unreviewable power over other human beings.

Right Turn Only

Since the 1980s, Republican administrations have been manipulating media law to protect an important part of their attack machine.

Patriotism

Those who bite their tongues despite internal doubt do no service to the troops, or to their country.

Lincoln’s Visit

Newly freed slaves were among the first Richmonders to greet a worn-out president in the beaten, Confederate capital.

Let Us Pray

I wouldn't mind bowing my head respectfully while a Wiccan priestess calls the four directions and invokes the blessings of the ancient Celtic gods...

back page: The Case Against Jed Bartlet

I like pretty much everything about "West Wing": the witty banter among attractive young White House staffers, the complexity of the political and diplomatic...