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Equal Opportunity Demands More Than Public Schools Can Give

May 17 marked the 71st anniversary of the 1954 court decision called Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS – but the case began here, in Virginia. In 1951...

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...

Lawsuit Challenges NRC Rules on Small Nuclear Reactors

Virginia is not directly involved, but with our nuclear industrial base, a pending federal lawsuit over...

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...

Poll Shows Near Unanimous Support for Greater School Accountability

While Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly appear unanimous in their opposition to the Governor’s new School Performance and Support Framework, there is near...

Can Teen Athletes Stay A Step Ahead of Torn ACLs?

I can always tell when school sports are back in full swing by the steady stream of athletes who limp into my office with...

Outside Study Confirms Natural Gas Needed to Run Data Centers

Yet another analysis of the energy dilemma facing Virginia, this one commissioned by a Democrat-controlled legislative panel, has concluded that the use of natural...

96 Years Young, Holocaust Survivor Ben Lesser Is Living A Life That Matters  

Ben Lesser is an author, public speaker and a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor. He has dedicated his days and nights to encouraging universal remembrance for...