Articles By: Tom Robotham

“From my very first concert with them,” Says Eric Jacobson, “I just felt this willingness among the musicians to be vulnerable—to try different things, to […]

Most people tend to slow down when they enter their golden years—but that’s hardly the case for world-renown composer Adolphus Hailstork, who recently retired from […]

Shortly after Thaler McCormick went to work at ForKids—an organization that provides a variety of support services for homeless individuals and families—she sat down to […]

Each time a mass shooting occurs in our country, the entire nation feels the shock. But when it hits close to home, the sense of […]

In 1991, when JoAnn Falletta landed in Norfolk for the first time, she momentarily thought she’d taken the wrong plane. “I saw a sign that […]

"The pain of severe depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can […]

Deeply embedded in our national consciousness is the notion that the United States of America is devoted to “liberty and justice for all.” Alas, we […]

Two years ago, when Bernie Sanders made “free college” a centerpiece of his campaign platform, critics on the right—as well as many self-proclaimed moderates—scoffed at […]

The Constitution of the United States spells out only two requirements for anyone wishing to become president: the person must be a “natural-born citizen” and […]

If there is a single slogan that resonates more than any other with Trump’s loyal base it is, “America first.” The sentiment is understandable, given […]