Vision for Virginia 2025: Energy Policy
Virginia’s energy policy is at a crossroads: either Virginia continues down a path of expensive mandates and unreliable generation, leading to higher costs and likely shortages, or we pivot toward affordable and reliable energy. As the largest net importer of energy of any state, facing energy growth not witnessed since the 1950s –Virginia is quickly […]
Closing the Gap: A Blueprint for Funding Success and Empowering Parents
It shouldn’t be hard for both political parties to agree that among those who suffered most from covid school shut-downs were low-income children. In the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the assessment against which all states judge their progress, the percentage of Virginia students scoring at proficient or above in the 2024 NAEP exams demonstrate a huge […]
This Week Proves Again Wind and Solar Cannot Take the Heat
Once again, a spell of hot weather has proven that our economy and comfort depend on hydrocarbon fuels. As you can see from these simple pie graphs from the PJM regional energy market, two-thirds of the electricity sustaining Virginia on a recent hot afternoon was produced by natural gas, oil and coal. One graph shows […]
Virginia’s Elections Should Be About Virginia’s Future — Not a Referendum on President Trump
Senator Tim Kaine recently sent out a fundraising email where he quoted the Washington Post that the Virginia “elections are seen as a referendum on the Trump administration.” This suggests that voters should cast their ballots based on how they feel about our current President, rather than the pressing issues facing our Commonwealth today. This kind of […]
One is Enough: End the Front License Plate Requirement in Virginia
by Gabrielle Brohard The Commonwealth of Virginia currently mandates that most passenger vehicles display two license plates—one on the front and one on the back. While this policy may seem minor or administrative, it has direct financial, environmental, and practical implications. With a growing number of states abandoning this outdated requirement, Virginia should follow their lead. Eliminating the […]
Primary Results Will Force Spanberger to Prove if She’s a Centrist
After this week’s primary results, Virginia’s more moderate center is all but dead. In two of the most closely watched statewide races, Democrats overwhelmingly chose far-left progressive champions over more moderate options: former Delegate Jay Jones for Attorney General and State Senator Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor. Their victories, along with the well-established and growing […]
Juneteenth: From Unknowing to Unbound: A Call to Agency
As a school founder and former principal who spent decades immersed in the resilient spirit of an inner-city school serving primarily low-income African American students in Southeast, DC, and as someone deeply invested in the nuances of education policy, Juneteenth holds a significance that extends far beyond a historical date. It is a day that, properly understood, […]
Energy Policy: The Biggest Problem Facing Virginia’s Next Governor
When the smoke clears on the November elections and Virginia has a new governor and a different House of Delegates, energy policy will still head the list of crucial issues. It is in the state’s best interest to highlight those issues during what’s left of the campaign season and force candidates to state their intentions. Virginia […]
Classical Education: A Forgotten Path to Flourishing for All
I want to thank the Heritage Foundation for hosting this important event. Having the honor of being on the same program, or even in the same room, as Professor Robert George is a bucket list-type day for me. So, thank you. It is indeed monumental that for the 100 years since Pierce, the court has recognized the obvious — […]
Time for Next Steps After Brown
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 public education operated under the doctrine of “separate but equal,” but the definition of “equal” left much to be desired. In Farmville’s high school […]