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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...

Is Governor Glenn Youngkin Erecting A Monument To Former Governor Ralph Northam?

The resignation of Dr. Ann Hunter McLean from her Youngkin appointment to the Virginia Historic Resources Board is of seismic consequence for the Governor...

Forfeiting Moral Leadership Abroad: US Diplomacy Abandons Religious Freedom

This editorial is based on one originally posted by the Religious Freedom Institute as a commentary here. Prompted by his recent article in the Wall Street...

Do We “Save The Earth” By Destroying Prime VA Farmland?

This commentary came from the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy and is published here by permission.  Solar installations hasten loss of Virginia farmland Virginia lost...

“This Is What VMI IS,” Cadet Letter To New Students And Families

This was originally posted in The Cadet, the independent voice of the VMI Corps and Alumni since 1871 and is shared here by permission. Welcome...

CRT’s False Narrative on US Combat Losses

Critical Race Theory (CRT) ideologues and their Diversity-Inclusion-Equity (DIE)-minded cousins peddle various fantasies. One reprehensible narrative concerns racial disparities among US military deaths during...

Energy Warnings From Europe

On the eve of the United Kingdom’s entry into World War I, Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey remarked as he observed lamplighters at work...