Nonfiction Archives - Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent

Shots Fired During Correspondents’ Dinner

Scott Bradford — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:21:01 +0000

President Donald Trump (R) and other high-ranking U.S. officials were evacuated from a ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel after an attacker charged a security checkpoint and fired at U.S. Secret Service officers. The ballroom was the site of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an annual event attended by numerous administration officials, media personalities, reporters, […]

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Virginia Statewide Ballot Issue, Special, 2026

Scott Bradford — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Citizens of Virginia will be voting in a special election on April 21, 2026, on a referendum to amend the Constitution of Virginia. Early voting begins on March 6. Under Article XII, Section 1, of the state constitution, the process requires a proposed amendment to pass both houses of the General Assembly in two sessions […]

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Ugliest Cars of the 2026 Model Year

Scott Bradford — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:32:43 +0000

There have been a handful of changes to the list of ugly cars for 2026. Two longstanding models have gone on to the great junkyard in the sky: the BMW X4 and the Kia Soul. The redesigned Kia Sportage makes its debut appearance, and the Hyundai Santa Cruz climbs back into the last spot (after […]

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Constitutionality of the 2026 Redistricting Amendment

Scott Bradford — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:59:29 +0000

The Virginia General Assembly has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that would, according to the proposed ballot question, “allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia’s standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census.” It is […]

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A 2020 Revelation In Georgia

Scott Bradford — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:22:47 +0000

The 2020 presidential election was a strange and controversial moment in American history. Then-incumbent President Donald Trump (R) was challenged by former Vice President Joe Biden (D), and the campaign took place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the absurd overreaction to it, widespread race riots, on-the-fly changes to election rules and norms, and generally enflamed political […]

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Virginia General Assembly, Special, 2026

Scott Bradford — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:06:16 +0000

A special election will be held on January 6, 2026, to fill vacancies in the 15th District in the Virginia Senate and the 77th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. I make the following recommendations in those races: Another special election will be held on January 13, 2026, to fill vacancies in the 11th […]

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Oh No! A Data Center!

Scott Bradford — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:11:02 +0000

I live in Loudoun County, Virginia—the data center capital of the world. Many of the online services and websites you use every day come to you from blocky, windowless buildings somewhere within a fifteen-mile radius of my house. The majority of them are here in Loudoun, but they are starting to pop-up in neighboring Fairfax, […]

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Daylight Saving Report, 2025

Scott Bradford — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:43:33 +0000

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 Franklin’s calculations, if Paris woke up […]

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Governor of Virginia, 2025

Scott Bradford — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

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 Youngkin (R) is ineligible for reelection. The office of governor is established by the Constitution of Virginia, and […]

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Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 2025

Scott Bradford — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

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 of Virginia, and the office holder’s primary duty is to serve as president […]

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