Why should America’s waiters, plumbers and laborers pay off the student loans of doctors, lawyers and MBAs?
Conservatives in Academia?
If you wonder why your conservative high school student emerged from college spouting liberal slogans and voting Democratic, blame the lack of diversity in higher education.
Save Us Georgia!
They’ll be electing two senators the first week in January and they’re getting something the rest of America didn’t get before heading to the polls earlier this month: A peek at what Joe Biden’s dark winter will look like.
Man, That’s the Last Time I Say Something Nice about the Guy!
Serves me right. Just yesterday, I praised Governor Ralph Northam for not panicking in the face of rising COVID-19 cases in Southwest Virginia and slapping arbitrary, economy-stifling restrictions on the entire state.
COVID-19 Peaks in SW Virginia, No Cause for Panic Elsewhere
Spread of the COVID-19 virus is gaining momentum as the weather cools, and news reports from around the country are raising the alarm that hospitals are at risk of being swamped by a fresh surge in patients.
Let Georgia Elect Its Senators
Is this the latest Democratic gambit? To have voters moving around the country like human chess pieces, for purposes of casting votes in places where they do not live?
Americans Paid For The Covid Vaccine. It’s Ours.
Now we learn that Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel - a far-left globalist who has the ear of Joe Biden - believes that once a vaccine is manufactured, America should line up behind other countries to get it. That’s a hard no.
How The Pollsters Got It Wrong. Again.
Media polls are dangerous. They can depress the turnout of one side, squash fundraising for a “doomed” candidate and dampen the enthusiasm of volunteers.
Covid-19 Vaccine and Curious Timing
Why do you suppose Joe Biden waited until six days after the election to announce that lockdown fanatic Ezekiel Emanuel would be part of his Covid advisory team?
Biden’s Sore Winners
The news media says he won. Lose the hate.
Bacon Bits: This and That
Now that voters in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Danville and Bristol have approved casino gambling, Moody’s, the bond rating service, has issued a report concluding that the measures are “credit positive” for the four cities
Virginia’s New Political Landscape
We don’t know who won the presidential election, and we probably won’t know for days, if not weeks. Still, we can draw some meaningful conclusions.
Tuesday’s Big Loser: Nancy Pelosi
Under her leadership it looks like Democrats lost at least 8 seats in the House, when they’d been gleefully predicting gains of about 15.
Election Season 2020: It’s Not Over
If Biden wins, he’ll have to forgive Trump supporters for not joining hands with Democrats for a national Kumbaya singalong.
Election Night Hot Takes
We were warned that there would be no clear winner on Election Night. Turns out, that was one of the few predictions this year that was right.
Election Day Picks
In past elections, we announced our favorites, because you asked for them. This year, with so much early voting, it seemed fruitless. But a number of emails came in over the weekend asking for our picks, so here we go.
The Boarding Up of America
This is not happening because businesses fear that disgruntled Trump voters will begin looting. It’s the left. It’s always the left.
Is Love More Powerful than Hate on UVa’s Lawn?
My prediction: The administration’s first instinct will be to ignore the incident in the hope that it will just go away. Its second instinct, if pressed, will be to find some pharisaical distinction why the one is different from the other, how the one warrants protection and the other doesn’t. We’ll see…
America’s New Ruling Class: Washington Post Edition
That didn’t take long. In the wake of Washington Post articles alleging systemic racism at the Virginia Military Institute, the Board of Visitors voted Thursday to remove the statue of Stonewall Jackson from its campus.