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Commentary

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...

Commentary: The Supreme Court Protects Our Constitution

As the Supreme Court term draws to an end, it releases decisions on the cases it has heard. These decisions can have far-reaching effects...

The SML Center: Imagine the Possibilities

Every time I drive by the vacant Grand Home Furnishings showroom at Westlake Corner, I imagine the possibilities. I’m filled with enthusiasm about this building...

Real Issues Versus Continued Distraction in Government

When I talk to constituents, I hear a lot of concerns they want Washington to address. The cost of living, high energy prices, the...

Governor Youngkin’s VMI “Visitors” Appointments are Key

The last two years have been transformative for the Virginia Military Institute. A secular religion, Critical Race Theory (CRT) – which requires “antiracist” good...

“Nationalism” Is Not A Dirty Word–It’s Reasonable Self-Preservation

Coming from Kurdistan region of Iraq as a political asylee, I completely understand the agony and suffering of those who are living under dictatorships...

Calls For Mandatory Prayer Inappropriate

It seems that no school shooting is complete without renewed calls for mandatory prayer in the public school classroom. But how exactly would that...