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Commentary

Why Tax Exemptions for Harvard and Confederate Groups Should Stand

Every taxpayer dollar sent to any university or private entity should be closely scrutinized. In the case of the billions sent to Harvard University and other elite schools, the...

The High Cost of Uncertainty for Virginia’s Workers and Businesses

Asked nearly 40 years ago what he needed most, less regulation or lower taxes, a...

Virginia Clean Energy Laws Blamed for Dominion Price Hike, Not Data Boom

The pending price increase for electricity from Dominion Energy Virginia is higher than the 14%...

Trump’s Double Whammy to Virginia’s Economy

No one can say we weren’t warned. During his debate with then Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Virginia is Ready to Take Full Control of Education

Last night, as promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda...

Understanding Iraq: The Corruption of The Government and The Resistant of Muqtada Al-Sadr

The recent protests and storming of the Iraqi presidential palace in Baghdad was a demonstration that shows the Iraqis anger and continued frustration at...

Today’s Pentagon: War-Winning Versus War-Losing Madness

In late June 1940, in the aftermath of the British Expeditionary Force’s (BEF) evacuation at Dunkirk and the French surrender to Hitler, British Major-General...

Presidents Are Not Kings

Americans have long been skeptical of monarchs. We still celebrate July 4 each year, marking the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which catalogued...

We’re All In The Same Boat When It Comes to Climate Change

Currently here in Virginia, we are using a program, the RGGI — Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative — adopted by 10 other states in our...

Veterans Can Depend on Continued Presence In Salem

Since the release earlier this year of the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) recommendations, there has been an amount of uncertainty regarding the future...

VMI Graduate Sounds Alarm: “Enough Is Enough!”

VMI has existed as an institution for over 180 years, producing citizen soldiers in a time-honored and tested fashion, using proven methods that provide...