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The Stealth Tax Increase That Remains in The Virginia Budget

A Commentary From The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public PolicyWhile there has been much celebration at the passage of a new $188 billion biennial budget for Virginia, this deal...

Youngkin Prevents Two Tax Increases, Will Sign Record State Budget

After much political theater, the Virginia General Assembly and Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) have now...

With The Tents At UVA Down, The Blowback Begins

By James A. BaconFollowing the decision to take down the tents in the UVA Solidarity...

Screen Time for Kids, Peace of Mind for Parents

Editors Note: We normally don't run commentaries / articles that promote a company or one...

Congress Values Names More Than Housing for Service Members

By Donald Smith; first published on baconsrebellion.com “Removing the last vestiges of Confederate history from the...

Statue and Remains of Famous VMI Alumnus Facing Desecration

Sir Moses Ezekiel, a member of the Virginia Military Institute Class of 1866 and a veteran of the Battle of New Market, is the...

Biden Policies Make the U.S. Look Weak Abroad

All Americans have personally felt the negative consequences of the Biden Administration’s domestic policy choices. Rampant inflation, spurred in large part by the multi-trillion-dollar...

Not All In Washington, D.C. Are ‘Rich Men North of Richmond.’

While some recognize Labor Day merely as the unofficial end of summer, the holiday was created to recognize the value of the labor movement...

Alumni Free Speech Alliance Challenges VMI’s Attacks on Its Cadets

The Alumni Free Speech Alliance challenges the Institute’s “clear and deliberate acts” to restrict free speech and silence student-run newspaper, The CadetIn a letter...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Second Quarter Accomplishments

In April, I reflected on what we have been able to accomplish in the House of Representatives during the first three months of the...

New Jersey Democrats Tacking Away from Wind Turbines, So Should Virginia

Virginia is one of only two states that hold their major legislative elections this odd-numbered year, with the other being New Jersey. In New Jersey,...