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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...

May Is Mental Health Month

As you may know, May is Mental Health Month, an annual observance designed to increase awareness about mental health and mental illness. Good mental...

The Detrimental Effect of Cell Phones in Many of Virginia’s Public Schools

I read a rather sad commentary three days ago entitled “At This School, the Cellphones Rule” written by James A. Bacon of Bacon’s Rebellion...

Justice, Often Applied Differently

As humans across the world are seeking justice, they must realize there is a price for it, which means justice could be bought or...

Biden Administration Can’t Get Its Story Straight on COVID

President Biden has repeatedly said that on COVID-19 he’d “follow the science.” His Administration’s shifting and contradictory positions on pandemic precautions suggest otherwise. Let’s look...

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes

By Kerry Dougherty and originally published at Kerry: Unemployed & Unedited. Shared here by agreement with Bacon's Rebellion.  Look who’s crying now. Virginia Democrats, who launched...

Key Victories for Virginians in 2022 Legislative Session, But Work Remains

By JC Hernandez and originally published in Bacon's Rebellion and shared here by agreement. Hernandez is state director of Americans for Prosperity-Virginia.  This past legislative...