National polling shows that American support for Black Lives Matter has cratered and “safe cities” is sharply rising as a concern of voters.
We’ve Been Good, Governor. Ease Up On Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach has turned things around. The metric most cited by officials to gauge the spread of Covid-19 - the 7-day positivity percentage - has dropped at the Beach from 11.8 percent to 6.
SIX!
Hey, Commish. Not So Fast On The Covid Vaccine.
Well, he did it again. Virginia’s Commissioner of Misinformation, er Health, shot off his mouth, then had to retract his statement.
Somebody tweeted a “before and after” of the Rose Garden renovation at the White House. A photo of the old garden in spring, glorious with colorful tulips, and a shot of the freshly planted garden unveiled, green and white and pastel.
And there was....mayhem online.
Kellyanne Conway Deserved Better
George Conway’s behavior was that of a pudgy, middle-aged mean girl.
Hey, College Kids: Take A Gap Year
Why would any parent pay tuition for their kid to take online classes from a dorm room or from an off-campus apartment?
Will “Racial Healing” at GMU Foster More Racial Division?
The progressives’ imposition of identity politics on Virginia’s public universities continues apace. Hans Bader has already called attention to a July announcement by George Mason University’s new president, Gregory Washington, of a “Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence.”
Pressure Builds on Northam to Crank up Spending
In many ways Governor Ralph Northam has governed as a leftist-progressive Democrat bearing little resemblance to the moderate he proclaimed himself to be when he ran for office. He has expanded Medicaid, mandated a 100% carbon-free electric grid within 30 years, and turned over Virginia’s schools to zealots far more dedicated to expunging “systemic racism” than raising academic performance.
HE SAID, SHE SAID: What Is It With Men And Gadgets?
Dave, the fact that you were hunched over your lunch reading an article on the breakthroughs in electronic watches is a sign that you are a deeply disturbed man.
House GOP Refuses Per Diem Funds. Dems Cling To The Loot.
Are House Democrats insane? Did they think Virginians wouldn’t notice this misuse of public funds?
Lacking The Courage of Supermarket Clerks, Virginia’s Delegates Flee For Home
Virginia now has a state legislature that would be more at home in Albany than in Richmond.
Virginia’s Special Session: Political Theater
Given the opportunity to meet in the summer, the lawmakers have so far filed 108 bills and resolutions. These include measures that make it more difficult to obtain a concealed carry permit and easier to be paroled from prison. Yippee!
Masks Outdoors? That’s A Hard No.
Suddenly Biden, a man who’s spent his entire adult working in comfy air-conditioned taxpayer-funded offices, believes it’s good public policy for roofers, lifeguards, letter carriers, game wardens and other outdoor workers to be wearing face masks in stifling temperatures.
Uncertainty Shrouds College Move-in Day this Year
Against the backdrop of a stubbornly persistent COVID-19 epidemic, college kids are heading back to campus. Virginia’s colleges and universities soon will find out if all the students who paid deposits do, in fact, plan to attend this fall.
Northam’s “Anti-Asian, Anti-Immigrant” School Initiative
More than 1,500 parents, students and alumni of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have petitioned Governor Ralph Northam to halt the “secretive and bigoted, anti-Asian, anti-immigrant effort” to substitute race-based admissions for the meritocratic admissions criteria now in place.
HE SAID, SHE SAID: Mind If I Measure Your Head?
Hang on ladies, they've found another way for us to feel inadequate.
Is your waistline smaller than your head?
Substandard Schooling For All!
Ah, equity. That was the reason given in Virginia Beach last spring for the brilliant no-grades policy that resulted in kids checking out completely and embarking on a six-month rumspringa.
No Surprise. It’s Kamala Harris.
After all, in mid-March - before he’d even locked up the nomination - Biden promised to pick a vice president with ovaries.