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Commentary

Virginia’s Energy Future Is on the Ballot: Will Voters Choose Reliability or Risk?

For several years now, Virginians have been told that the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) is necessary to save Virginia and is a necessary step to save the planet....

Cost of Democrat Supported Carbon Tax Reaches $500 million per year

Based on the most recent carbon tax imposed on the member states of the Regional...

It is Time to End Northern Virginia’s Outdated Vehicle Emissions Program

Since 1982, residents of these Northern Virginia counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and...

Deporting Violent Aliens Could Be a Big Winner for Earle-Sears

Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate for governor, has unveiled her first campaign ad. In it, she...

Spanberger Proposal Would Undermine Local Economic Growth

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger wants voters to believe she’s a moderate. That’s understandable. At a time...

Is Richmond Absent-Without-Leave on VMI?

Before his election as governor, Glenn Youngkin was asked by The Spirit of VMI PAC’s Matt Daniel if he intended to address the racial...

FDA Needs to Move Forward on Marijuana Policy / Laws

Policy on marijuana, hemp, cannabidiol, and related substances in the United States has become a tangled thicket. Whatever your views on the use of...

Youngkin’s VMI “Visitors” Detractors Reject Diversity of Thought

After two years’ incessant harping on “diversity,” it may interest readers to learn that the desired diversity of its advocates actually is quite narrow...

An “All-American” City?

I find it disingenuous for city employees to post on Facebook celebrating Roanoke as an "All American City."  First, once a city is selected...

Disaster And Recovery in Buchanan County

My heart is with the people of Buchanan County as they recover from terrible flooding that occurred after rainstorms swept through the area on...

Dr. James Finck: Lessons From France

As I am sitting on my balcony of a boat traveling down the Mosel River in Germany, passing picturesque villages founded before Christopher Columbus...