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Commentary

Closing Virginia’s Education Gaps: Funding, Choice, and Accountability

It shouldn’t be hard for both political parties to agree that among those who suffered most from covid school shut-downs were low-income children. In the National Assessment of Educational Progress...

Last Week Proves Again Wind and Solar Cannot Take the Heat

Once again, a spell of hot weather has proven that our economy and comfort depend...

VA Elections Should Be About Virginia’s Future — Not a Referendum on President Trump

Senator Tim Kaine recently sent out a fundraising email where he quoted the Washington Post...

One is Enough: End the Front License Plate Requirement in Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia currently mandates that most passenger vehicles display two license plates—one on...

Primary Results Will Force Spanberger to Prove if She’s a Centrist

After this week’s primary results, Virginia’s more moderate center is all but dead. In two...

Calls For Mandatory Prayer Inappropriate

It seems that no school shooting is complete without renewed calls for mandatory prayer in the public school classroom. But how exactly would that...

An Open Letter To The VMI Alumni Association

NOTE: This OPEN Letter was original Sent to Mr. Thom Brashears, VMI Alumni Association COO with a request it be provided to all VMI...

A Return to Reality in Energy?

Current events make clear that fossil fuels will not be going away. What we must do is increase research on how to burn fossil...

Culture Inflation Far Worse Than Price Inflation  

Dear Editor,   Inflation in the American way of life is worse than price inflation.    Giving back by corporations, celebrities, and ordinary folks is loudly and...

State Budget: Tax Cuts and Marijuana Crackdown

This commentary comes from the nonpartisan Virginia Family Foundation.  The General Assembly is closer to passing the 2022-2024 biennium budget, as the House and Senate...

Conservatives Need to Unite Against Liberal Misinformation / Policies

It is an era of challenges for conservative families and those who are peacefully practicing religious beliefs and embracing traditional lifestyles and perceiving male...