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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...

Was The Fatal Flaw For This Sensible Tax Bill Simply the Support From Youngkin?

2/10/2025 -- Virginia will remain out of step with the rest of the United States on how it taxes service-providing businesses after General Assembly Democrats...

OPINION: Political Infighting Over VMI’s Board of Visitors Puts Cadets at Risk

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has long stood as a symbol of discipline, leadership, and service. However, recent political disputes over Board of Visitors...

Ending birthright citizenship is constitutional

Just hours after taking the oath of office, President Trump issued an executive order to end automatic birthright citizenship. It instructs government agencies to...

Blame distrust of the response to COVID for declining childhood vaccinations

Only 40% of Americans now consider childhood vaccines "extremely important," down from 64% in 2001. Among Republicans, that figure has plunged to just 26%,...

Virginia Needs To Protect The Natural Gas Choice in Law

Virginia’s General Assembly is being asked again to protect the use of natural gas and prohibit local government efforts to restrict or ban it...

What Have Leftist Lawfarers Learned?

On January 10, 2025 – ten days before President-elect Trump is to be inaugurated as the nation’s 47th President – New York State Judge...