When legislators debate expansion of Virginia’s Medicaid program in the 2014 session, they would do well to consider the long-term outlook for Medicaid spending. The program already consumes 17% of...

Our Country and our Commonwealth face a significant challenge when it comes to providing health care treatment to an aging population.  It is estimated that 10,000 people a day will...

Since the outset of the Great Recession, left-leaning public figures have insisted that temporary increases in government spending—especially on social welfare programs—would rapidly stimulate the economy. Yet, as detailed below,...

Virginia is faced with a serious problem as are all states: the aging population requires us all to figure out how to handle the “costs” that this is going to...

Mention “computer science” to a large swath of people, and they’ll think of Sheldon and Leonard, the two science geek characters in TV’s Big Bang Theory. But nothing could be...

If you were out shopping this past Black Friday weekend, you probably noticed that the stores were packed. The holiday shopping season, traditionally considered to be between Thanksgiving and Christmas,...

The labor market has been sending mixed signals over the last few months regarding its strength. For instance, initial unemployment claims—typically a signal of the overall labor market—has been trending...

To get an idea of just how crazy the parking problem was in downtown Richmond before City Hall decided to give focused attention to the situation, consider this. In the...

(Editor’s note:  this is the continuation of the article that began in the last issue of the Jefferson Policy Journal, on October 17, 2013. This article discusses the extent of...