Smoke from wildfires has been our constant companion for almost the entire trip.
Road Trip: Monterey to Virginia Beach
The first semi-decent hotel we stopped at in this seedy town was full. The desk clerk volunteered that we should skip most of the other fleabags, so we’re staying in a respectable place that costs as much as an oceanfront hotel in Virginia Beach and where bags of garbage serve as air fresheners in the hallways.
Virginia Beach and Afghanistan
It was never a Navy war.
But in this Navy town, it was brought literally home to us again and again. We are home to nearly half of the Navy SEALs, including SEAL Team 6.
An Energy Reform Agenda for Virginia
What should Virginia’s energy policy be? What should the next Governor and General Assembly do? What should candidates be promising?
Solar Industry Poll Favors (Surprise) Solar Industry
The solar industry and others who are going to get rich off the VCEA renewable energy boom are very worried about this becoming an election issue before November 2. The real purpose of this poll is to discourage anybody from going there, to create an impression opinions are set, that real conservatives are all in.
Northam Orders Masks On Faces Of Virginia Students
Once Northam got a taste of one-man rule though it was hard to let it go. Yesterday he pretended that a new law that was intended to get schools open five days a week gave him no choice by the issue a sweeping mask mandate for all school children in grades K-12.
Liberals Have Always Had A Nasty Authoritarian Streak
Objectivity in the mainstream media is dead. Increasingly, they censor and mock opinions that are not government-approved.
The Fall Of The House Of Cuomo
You don’t really think the most arrogant governor in America, a man who saw himself as some sort of Albany love machine, suddenly became humble and quit out of concern for New York, do you?
Time To Rein In America’s Governors
I’ve discovered the one good thing to come out of our national Covid nightmare: a horrifying awareness that we’ve given our governor too much power.
America Is Tired Of Elitism
How dare anyone criticize the unknown number of guests who found their way onto the Obamas’ $12 million Martha’s Vineyard estate on Saturday! These were “sophisticated people”. The sort that are too smart and urbane to catch or spread viruses.
The Craziness Chronicles: Woke Kindergarten, Marijuana Candy and the Therapeutic State
Documenting Virginia’s steady descent into madness…
Coming to Virginia – a New State of Emergency?
The Governor’s 15-month emergency powers expired June 30, and, God, does he miss them.
SCOTUS: Give Rochelle Walensky Something To Cry About
Ownership of private property is one of the foundations of our constitutional republic . When the government decides it can essentially negate leases and allow squatters to live rent-free in dwellings owned by others we’ve crossed into dangerous territory.
Will Andrew Cuomo Pull A Ralph Northam?
Northam has provided a roadmap for disgraced Democrats with enormous egos who want to cling to power.
Panhandling Politicos Hobnob With Richmond Lobbyists
This is one irony-impaired bunch of knuckleheads.
The Bear Truth About That Massachusetts Outbreak
Let me ask you something: Do you slow dance in the supermarket? Do you engage in deep kissing in your hair salon? Do you ever find yourself nuzzling strangers in a big box store?
Southern Border Crawling With Covid
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 15 to 25% of those crossing the border illegally are infected with Covid-19. That means on any day in June about 1,500 people came into the U.S., bringing the Covid virus with them.
COVID School Closure Learning Losses in K-12 Students – a Generational Catastrophe
On the baseline of the poor-to-horrible pre-COVID 2018-19 SOL results in some Virginia schools, such learning losses represent a generational catastrophe. Even with effective action, some of those kids are lost.
What Fun! Spending $4.3 Billion in “Free” Money!
Before departing for the private sector, former Secretary of Finance Aubrey Layne outlined his thinking for the disposition of $4.3 billion in federal COVID-helicopter money: The funds are a one-time windfall.