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Commentary

The Surreptitious Disappearance of the Capitol Square Preservation Council

  Breathtaking. Unsettling. Healing. Those meant-to-catch-your-attention words come from an article by the British newspaper The Guardian on the “reimagined” statue of Stonewall Jackson, currently on display at a contemporary “art” museum in...

If The World Is Getting Hotter, Why On Day 14 After Paralyzing Ice Storm Does SWVA Still Look Like Frozen Tundra With Wind Chills...

Full disclosure: One, I am not a climatologist. Two, I understand the difference between weather...

The 45-Day April Special Election Is NOT “Affordable”

AFFORDABLE The goal for 2026 is affordable! A special election to address ONLY a single issue,...

Steps To Help Have A Healthy Brain In Your Later Years

By Dr. Thomas Chin Virginia native Dr. Thomas Chin MD attended William and Mary, the Medical...

Does Spending $62 Billion on Utility Batteries Lower Your Cost of Electricity? Of Course Not

The 2026 General Assembly is likely to amend the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) to...

Real Issues Versus Continued Distraction in Government

When I talk to constituents, I hear a lot of concerns they want Washington to address. The cost of living, high energy prices, the...

Governor Youngkin’s VMI “Visitors” Appointments are Key

The last two years have been transformative for the Virginia Military Institute. A secular religion, Critical Race Theory (CRT) – which requires “antiracist” good...

“Nationalism” Is Not A Dirty Word–It’s Reasonable Self-Preservation

Coming from Kurdistan region of Iraq as a political asylee, I completely understand the agony and suffering of those who are living under dictatorships...

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...