The Issues

Economic Freedom

Obamacare’s Other Shoe Drops, And How To Catch It

President Obama’s pledge, to the effect, “if you like your health plan, you can keep it,” oft repeated in the run-up to passage of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), has...

Jefferson Forum
January 29, 2014

Government Regulations Impact Industries

Increasing government regulations tend to have varying degrees of effect on different industries. Even though their impacts on the broader economy may be modest, for certain industries, the impact can...

Jefferson Forum
January 29, 2014

The Jefferson Journal: Medical Care for the Needy

As Virgnia’s General Assembly debates whether to expand the taxpayers’ financed Medicaid to an additional 400,000 of our citizens, we should step back and see what can be done today...

Mike Thompson
January 27, 2014

Medical Care for the Needy

As our state’s General Assembly debates whether to expand the taxpayers’ financed Medicaid to an additional 400,000 of our citizens, we should step back and see what can be done...

Jefferson Forum
January 14, 2014

EMS as Competitive Economic Advantage

Eleven years ago NASCAR racer Jerry Nadeau was blazing hot on the Richmond Raceway… until he barreled into a turn and smashed into a concrete wall. The wreck registered at...

Jefferson Forum
January 14, 2014

What to Make of P3 Toll Road Struggles?

I’ve received several queries about a Nov. 21st front-page story in the Wall Street Journal about financial difficulties at a number of U.S. toll-concession projects. Besides noting the bankruptcies of...

Jefferson Forum
January 14, 2014

A New Source for Qualified Employees

Language used in the “immigration wars” has been rough. One American leader claimed that incoming immigrants were too stupid to learn English and represented a political threat to America, noting...

Christian Braunlich
January 2, 2014

Expand Free Clinics, Not Medicaid

So, what’s the alternative to expanding Virginia’s Medicaid program? Let an estimated 400,000 Virginians continue without health insurance? ​​​​​​​​​​​​That option was workable in the past because the federal government gave...

Jefferson Forum
January 2, 2014

Virginia, Stop Getting Slapped

“There ought to be a law,” is not a phrase that slips easily from my keyboard. Generally, I think there are far too many laws and, particularly, too many new...

Jefferson Forum
January 2, 2014

Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia

Economic Freedom

Lower taxes and fewer regulations

Education Freedom

More choices for Virginia families

Energy Freedom

Reliable, affordable energy

Worker Freedom

Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition

These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.