John Adams gets a lot of love from American historians. Maybe too much love, as his administration in 1798 enacted the notorious “Alien and Sedition Acts,” which was the first (but not last) Federal law that criminalized political dissent. The law was quickly repealed by Thomas Jefferson (a much better President), but it set an early marker in American history: people in power will seek to suppress hostile voices.
On January 14, 2025, Pathway Homes, a regional nonprofit providing mental health services—starting with safe, stable housing—to individuals marginalized by poverty and inequity, announced that it will be moving into a 19,000 square foot building located at 4010 University Drive in Fairfax City. The commercial space will be built out by early 2027 as Pathway’s new mixed-use headquarters that will include at least 10 units of supportive housing to help people with serious mental illnesses and other disabilities who are over 50 to age in place.
Tyler Perry's attempt to bring the remarkable story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion to the screen reveals both the power of overlooked history and the limitations of well-intentioned filmmaking. The film chronicles the first and only all-Black Women's Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, tasked with tackling an overwhelming backlog of undelivered mail that was dampening troop morale.
The World Happiness Report, first published in 2012, is an annual survey that ranks countries by their citizens' self-reported happiness levels. Commissioned by the...
