Sophia Nelson

1 month ago | richmond.com | Sophia Nelson

I am a Christian and a political independent — socially moderate, fiscally conservative, grounded in traditional values. For over two decades, I was a loyal Republican. But when Donald Trump hijacked the party I once believed in, I walked away — and never looked back. My principles, though, haven’t changed. I don’t always agree with every Republican candidate, and I don’t share every conviction of John Reid, the openly gay Republican running for lieutenant governor of Virginia.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Sophia Nelson

Prince Harry gave it his best shot. Now it is time for the Duke of Sussex to move forward with acceptance and resolve. I feel for Prince Harry with the loss of his legal appeal on his security protection case in the UK. But now that he has fought the good fight, done his best to protect his wife and children and himself, in my humble opinion, he needs to let it go. It is time to move on from the Royal Family, he loves. Here is his official statement on the legal matter.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Sophia Nelson

The Passing of Pope Francis Reminds Us That What We Do in This Life and How We Treat Others Matters As We Go to The Next. The world has lost a true shepherd, a pastor, a priest, a true light in an increasingly dark universe. Pope Francis was a true Jesuit. He was the first Latin American Pope and the first Jesuit Pope. And he was also the first to do many things that were both well received and some that rattled and shook the church to its core.

1 month ago | ajc.com | Sophia Nelson

I fear the great American experiment is in peril. On Monday, that fear took tangible form in the Oval Office, where the President of the United States met with the leader of El Salvador. They discussed, among other things, why they have no plans to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a legal U.S. resident of 14 years — who was wrongly deported and imprisoned in one of the world’s most dangerous countries. Let me be clear: Abrego Garcia is not a U.S. citizen.

2 months ago | ajc.com | Sophia Nelson

With the U.S. economy in free fall this past week and global markets crashing early Monday morning, a crystal-clear picture has emerged of who we are becoming in the United States of America as of April 2025. That picture is nothing like the colorful, robust, “America First” picture that was painted so graphically by candidate Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign. Trump railed on President Joe Biden about inflation, high egg prices and a declining American economy.