Advance Morning News

It's Saturday, November 15, 2025. Today, Shaun Kenney returns with a piece about democracy and its friend/enemy distinctions, and the Best of the Week.

OPINION: Democracy and Its Friend/Enemy Distinctions

By Shaun Kenney

Fighting fire with fire is what democracies do — and why democracies fail.

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The Best of the Week

Most Read

Three stories stood out this week to our readers and were picked up across the state.

• Senator Tim Kaine: “Instead of No Path Forward, We Have a Guaranteed Vote in a Month”

• Lisa Phelps Seeks Hiring Documents

• FROM THE EDITOR: “I Am an American”

Business

• HOLIDAY SHOPS: FLYKUP Cuts the Ribbon Just in Time for the Holidays

• DIGITAL INSIGHTS: Baseball, Data Centers, and Economic Development

  Culture

• History Thursday: 524 Charlotte Street

• Stress and Seclusion Defines Immigrants’ Lives

Opinion

• OPINION: Fredericksburg Must Repair Today’s Infrastructure Before Building Tomorrow’s Vision

• OPINION: A Forgotten Lesson from Last Tuesday - Don’t Mess with Property Rights

Politics

• Spanberger and Youngkin at odds over hiring a new UVA president

• Spotsylvania School Board Member Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate

• Braswell to Request Recount in Battlefield District Supervisor Race

• Battlefield Race in Spotsylvania Still a Battleground

Transportation

• State Seeking Public Input on Several Major Road Projects

Local Obituaries

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