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Energy Policy: The Biggest Problem Facing Virginia’s Next Governor

When the smoke clears on the November elections and Virginia has a new governor and a different House of Delegates, energy policy will still head the list of crucial...

Equal Opportunity Demands More Than Public Schools Can Give

May 17 marked the 71st anniversary of the 1954 court decision called Brown v. Board...

Virginia Faces Power Shortages as Lawmakers Stall on Energy Reform

Here we go again. As the 2025 election year heats up and warnings rise about electricity...

Roanoke City Council Shares the Blame

It is very disingenuous, but easy for the city council to blame the previous city...

Youngkin Moves to Curb Energy Price Hikes, Questions Clean Economy Act

With one exception, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has now vetoed the contested energy bills...

A Tale of Two Cities: Washington, D.C. and Bristol, VA

In his great novel about the French Revolution, 19th century author Charles Dickens writes of the horrors taking place in Paris, France, and the...

To My Beautiful LGBT (et al.) Friends and Supporters, A Sincere Letter From Your Christian Friend

Dear Friends, This is the most difficult letter I’ve ever written. Get a cup of coffee, it is also kind of long. I've been working on it...

What Happens Upstream, Shows Up Downstream

Once upon a time, in a galaxy not at all far away, “the facilities” were an outhouse 100 feet from the kitchen door. Time...

Caldwell No Choice for Roanoke Democrats

Don Caldwell is a snake in the grass. I mean no insult to snakes by comparing them to Caldwell but they are the best...

Freedom, Liberty, and Knowledge

Last week, among other things, my colleagues and I in the House of Representatives considered several bills relating to our national defense. For example, I...

The USA Freedom Act Protects Civil Liberties and National Security

Almost two years ago, we learned that the National Security Agency (NSA) was collecting, in bulk, Americans’ telephone records. Twenty-four hours a day, seven...