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Commentary

The High Cost of Uncertainty for Virginia’s Workers and Businesses

Asked nearly 40 years ago what he needed most, less regulation or lower taxes, a small manufacturer of machine tools replied: “We need both,” he said, “but the thing...

Virginia Clean Energy Laws Blamed for Dominion Price Hike, Not Data Boom

The pending price increase for electricity from Dominion Energy Virginia is higher than the 14%...

Trump’s Double Whammy to Virginia’s Economy

No one can say we weren’t warned. During his debate with then Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Virginia is Ready to Take Full Control of Education

Last night, as promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda...

Virginia General Assembly Recap and Veto/Sign Recommendations for Governor Youngkin

Despite a shortened 2025 General Assembly session due to a water plant failure in Richmond,...

14th Amendment Cannot Prohibit Trump From Serving Again

Dear Editor, This is in response to people who claim Trump is ineligible to hold office. Pro-Trump attorneys argue POTUS isn't an officer and therefore...

Timeline: Controversy Surrounding Objectionable Materials in Botetourt Libraries

For more than one year, a controversy has been growing in Botetourt County regarding explicit materials in or near the libraries' children's areas. On...

Op/Ed: School Choice Week, by Winsome Earle-Sears, Lt. Governor of Virginia

One dollar, seventy-five cents, and a rock-solid education. That's what lifted my father out of poverty when he arrived here in the United States....

Democrats Preserve Electric Car Mandate, But Promise Review of VA Net Zero Laws

For the third year in a row, Democrats in the Virginia Senate have shot down an effort to divorce Virginia’s auto dealers from California’s...

Thank Coal, Gas for Your Warm House Today

By Steve Haner. First published on Bacon's Rebellion on Jan. 15, 2024 and shared here by permission. Good morning, Virginia.  Your lights and heat are...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: The Deposition With Fauci

On January 8th and 9th, I participated in a two-day Congressional transcribed interview (what normal people would call a deposition) with Dr. Anthony Fauci...