The Issues

Energy Freedom

We Must All Sacrifice for the Environment

Have we become a society of people who want to regulate others, but not ourselves? We laugh at those who suddenly object to a policy that seemed perfectly OK when...

Jefferson Forum
October 3, 2018

The Nation of Kiribati Is Growing, Not Sinking

(Editor’s note: One of the problems today is that journalism has become advocacy in too many cases. This is a sad commentary since the readers deserve to receive reasonably accurate...

Jefferson Forum
September 19, 2018

Here’s why it matters which government agency regulates fake meat

Will the primary regulator of cell-cultured products (fake meat) be the Food and Drug Administration or the U.S. Department of Agriculture? The answer could make a big difference to the...

Jefferson Forum
September 19, 2018

Could Monsanto’s $289 million court loss hurt agriculture?

The August 17th Wall Street Journal published an editorial describing how plaintiffs’ lawyers used junk science to persuade a California jury that a school groundskeeper was ‘exposed’ to glyphosate, and...

Jefferson Forum
September 5, 2018

Endangerment Finding delenda est

As the Punic Wars dragged on, Cato the Elder reportedly concluded every speech to the Roman Senate by proclaiming “Carthago delenda est” – “Carthage must be destroyed.” Ample evidence suggests...

Jefferson Forum
September 5, 2018

What you should know about the chlorpyrifos ruling

On August 9, a federal court took an extraordinary step by ordering EPA to revoke all tolerances and cancel all registrations for chlorpyrifos. This is to be done within 60...

Jefferson Forum
August 22, 2018

Obama carbon colonialism and climate corruption continue

By Paul Driessen and David Wojick Part 1 of a 3-part series It’s obscene enough when the Multilateral anti-Development Banks do it. But Trump agencies?!? In a prime example of...

Jefferson Forum
August 22, 2018

This is Why Farmers Are So Angry at the Federal Government

In an unbelievable set of circumstances, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) was defeated by an Illinois lawyer and farmer not three times as I indicated last week, but four...

Jefferson Forum
August 8, 2018

Who’s In Charge Here?

Restaurant owners may know that open-faced sandwiches are regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), part of the Department of Health and Human Services. But if a second...

Jefferson Forum
August 8, 2018

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.