The Issues

Energy Freedom

Missouri A.G. defends Virginia’s sovereign, economic interests

In requesting the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its complaint in the California cage size case, Missouri’s Attorney General states, “Unless this Court acts, California will continue to impose new...

Jefferson Forum
April 18, 2018

Good morning, Vietnam!

For two weeks last month, I saw a much different agriculture in Southeast Asia. From experts such as J.P.Morgan’s agricultural advisor in Hong Kong to the U.S. Embassy, and USDA’s,...

Jefferson Forum
April 4, 2018

Climate Chaos Claims Cause Consternation

Anyone who thought “manmade climate cataclysm” rhetoric couldn’t possibly exceed Obama era levels should read the complaint filed in the “public nuisance” lawsuit that’s being argued before Federal District Court...

Jefferson Forum
April 4, 2018

Maintain the Old or Buy the New?

When your car has a flat tire, a dead battery, and needs an oil change, you have two choices. Take care of these tiresome but routine tasks, or buy a...

Jefferson Forum
March 21, 2018

Will Congress Finally Get Tough On Junk Science?

A growing problem for modern industrialized Western societies is the legion of government agencies and unelected bureaucrats and allied nongovernmental organizations that seem impervious to transparency, accountability or reform. Their...

Jefferson Forum
March 21, 2018

Hey, You, Get Onto My Cloud!

Early this month an obscure Virginia-based company, REAN Cloud, announced a nearly $1 billion deal to provide cloud computing services for the Defense Department, reports the NextGov website. REAN doesn’t...

Jefferson Forum
March 7, 2018

Some Second Thoughts on Urban Bicycling

Expanding the role of bicycle travel in urban areas has been government policy in developed nations for several decades. As Lawrence Solomon wrote in a recent piece in Canada’s Financial...

Jefferson Forum
March 7, 2018

Court says water wells are a point source

The county of Maui, Hawaii, the American Farm Bureau, National Association of Manufacturers and others lost a case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which undoubtedly...

Jefferson Forum
March 7, 2018

Supreme Court whacks EPA on Waters rule

According to the U.S. Supreme Court, “Our constitutional structure does not permit this [U.S. Supreme] Court to rewrite the statute that Congress has enacted.” Furthermore, “The Court declines the Government’s...

Jefferson Forum
February 21, 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.