Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent

05/11/2025

Daylight Saving Report, 2025

In a 1784 letter to the editor of the Journal de Paris, Benjamin Franklin, then the U.S. Minister to France, satirically suggested that Parisians could improve their productivity and save money on candle wax by synchronizing their lives more closely to the sun during the summer months. According to....

15/10/2025

South America & Antarctica, 2025

Back in January, Melissa and I visited South America and Antarctica. It was an amazing once-in-a-lifetime trip centered around a fourteen-day cruise on the Norwegian Star. This post includes a lot of photos . . . including more penguins than you probably ever wanted to see. There was a pretty big...

10/10/2025

Governor of Virginia, 2025

In the open race to serve as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears (R) faces former U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA 7th). The Constitution of Virginia prohibits governors from serving multiple consecutive terms, so incumbent Governor Glenn Y...

09/10/2025

Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 2025

In the open race to serve as the Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Senator Ghazala Hashmi (D-15th) faces John Reid (R). Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears (R) is not seeking reelection. The office of lieutenant governor is established by the Constitution o...

09/10/2025

Attorney General of Virginia, 2025

In the race to serve as the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, one-term incumbent Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) is challenged by former Virginia Delegate Jay Jones (D-89th). The attorney general has a constitutional responsibility to provide legal advice to the state go...

08/10/2025

Virginia House of Delegates, 2025

The Virginia General Assembly was established by the British colonial governor in 1619 and is the oldest continuously operating legislature in the western hemisphere. It comprises two houses: the Senate is the upper house and the House of Delegates is the lower. This year, all one hundred seats in t...

07/10/2025

Loudoun School Board, 2025

Article VIII Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia vests authority for public school districts in a school board, which may be either elected or appointed in a manner defined by law. The Loudoun County School Board is an elective board composed of nine members. One at-large member is elected in....

06/10/2025

Loudoun Referendums, 2025

Under Article VII, Section 10, of the Constitution of Virginia, local governments must obtain voter approval through referendums to issue general obligation bonds. On this November’s ballot, Voters in Loudoun County, Virginia, will be asked to consider three such referendums. Bonds are debt. The i...

15/09/2025

Japan and Alaska, 2024

No, that’s not a typo in the title. Melissa and I went to Japan and Alaska all the way back in April 2024, but I just got around to sorting and processing my photos now. Sorry. It is what it is. I assume these places haven’t changed too much in the meantime! Our trip took […]

12/09/2025

The Murder of Charlie Kirk

Conservative political activist and writer Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated yesterday during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Most people—including, to their credit, many prominent Democratic politicians—reacted with disgust and condemnation. Sane ...

10/08/2025

U.S. House, VA 11th, Special, 2025

A special election will be held on September 9 to fill a vacancy in the United States House of Representatives. I make the following recommendation in that race:

28/06/2025

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