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No Energy Crisis Debate? Virginians Deserved Better Before Today’s Vote

With election day now upon us, Virginia voters were short-changed this election cycle, while Democracy is literally being threatened!  Virginians were limited to one, short, poorly controlled debate for Governor,...

Letter to the Editor: A free and honest press is appreciated now, more than ever before

I wanted to let you folks know how much I enjoy reading your reporting and,...

Don’t Let Partisan Politics Redraw Virginia’s District Lines

Dirty politics? The call for a special session is a calculated political move designed to...

Destroying Democracy: Will Dems Trample on Voters’ Will?

You have to be pretty confident – no, read that “arrogant” – to tell 2.7...

Why I’m Supporting Maynard Keller for the House of Delegates

Our national debate about ethnicity, culture, and identity has turned ugly. Political corruption, including the...

No Oversight, No Accountability

If Congress was graded on a report card, one of the subjects it would be graded on is oversight. Ensuring the faithful execution of...

The Inauguration of Virginia’s New Governor

Seventy-three governors have served the Commonwealth of Virginia since 1776. On January 15, 2022, that number will rise to 74 with the inauguration of Glenn...

Cause and Effect – What Has Changed And What Remains The Same

The end of one year and the beginning of another offers the occasion to reflect on what has changed and what remains the same. The...

One More Race Baiting For The Road

By James A. Bacon Published by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion. Days before leaving office, Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a complaint against the Town of...

“Equity and Identity” Now at the Core of a Virginia Tech Education

By James A. Bacon Republished by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion. A Blacksburg correspondent has forwarded to me a copy of the “Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resolution,” in...

Should The Ukraine Join NATO?

It is a total myth and falsehood that the United States won the Cold War when the Soviet Union unexpectedly collapsed, and Mikhail Gorbachev...