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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...

Nursing Home Reforms Will Save Resident Lives

The pandemic has been devastating to residents of long-term care facilities and their loved ones. More than 200,000 residents and staff have died from COVID-19; countless...

Fair is Fair: Peg McGuire Should Be Appointed to Fill Seat Vacated by Robert Jeffrey, Jr.

As a citizen, business owner, faith leader, and advocate of the City of Roanoke, I am deeply disappointed in the criminal convictions of Robert...

It Is Time to Realize The Essential Work of Correction Officers

 As the Senate adjourned the regular session with the state budget unfinished, it has sent a disappointing message to many Virginians, including law enforcements....

Economic Illiterates Demand Youngkin Halt Gasoline “Price Gouging”

By James A. Bacon, this was originally published in Bacon's Rebellion and is published here by agreement.  Virginia Democrats are calling upon Governor Glenn Youngkin...

Virginia Democrats Play Childish Games With Public Safety

By Kerry Dougherty, this was originally published in Bacon's Rebellion and is republished here by permission. What in the world are Virginia Senate Democrats thinking? On...

The Birth Dearth Is About Culture, Not Costs

By John Stonestreet and Shane Morris, this was originally published on breakpoint.org. Babies aren’t popular, right now.   In fact, on average, Americans have never had fewer...