Commentary
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...
The Significance of “White Christmas”
The Christmas season is one of beloved traditions. From music we sing and hear to the menu of dishes we customarily enjoy for a...
Roanoke City Needs To Strongly Support Its Police Department
Failing to provide street patrols for the Drum Stick Dash Run in Roanoke due to staff shortages in the police department does not end...
Attorney General-Elect Miyares: “If Your Local Prosecutor Won’t Enforce The Law, I Will”
Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares penned an Op-ed in the Washington Examiner yesterday about the public safety crisis in Virginia and one of his legislative...
Morgan Griffith: “No To Vaccine Mandates”
Over the past few months, I have heard clear opposition from many residents of Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District to President Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates.I...
The Trouble With the Infrastructure Bill
Infrastructure is a topic with which most people are familiar. It’s something that impacts them; they regularly travel on a road which could use...
A Failure To Govern
John F. Kennedy said that “to govern is to choose.”The Democrats running Washington have had a hard time choosing lately. It should come as...