The Issues

Energy Freedom

Will Global Warming Flood Coastal United States?

Two new studies are predicting accelerated sea-level rises on the East and West coasts of the United States, primarily due to global warming. Major media outlets—and in some ways the...

Jefferson Forum
July 26, 2012

Smart Growth for Conservatives (Part 3 of 3)

First of all, they’re monopolies, which are not known for their dedication to cost control or public service. Second, they’re government-owned monopolies, which means that critical decisions on routes and...

Jefferson Forum
July 12, 2012

Can Virginia’s Coal Industry Survive the EPA ?

 (This first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch) Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner soon, possibly this week, will have a chance to strike a blow in favor of responsible...

Mike Thompson
June 21, 2012

The EPA’s War on Virginia

Last September, Dominion Power announced it would shut down a coal-fired power plant in Chesapeake, Virginia that will take 638 megawatts of affordable and reliable electricity off the grid. Unfortunately...

Jefferson Forum
June 21, 2012

Smart Growth for Conservatives (Part 2 of 3)

Now, let’s look at the public policies that have shaped land use since World War II and view them through the prism of conservative principles. Land use codes. The underlying...

Jefferson Forum
June 21, 2012

Smart Growth for Conservatives (Part 1 of 3)

Smart growth is too important to leave to liberals. Conservatives must articulate their own vision for creating prosperous, livable and fiscally sustainable communities. (Part One of three — This essay...

Jefferson Forum
June 7, 2012

Using Earth’s Resources to Better Mankind

Good environmental stewardship requires sound financial footing – and improving and safeguarding human health and welfare requires maintaining a strong, vibrant, innovative economy that can sustain continued environmental progress. When...

Jefferson Forum
May 24, 2012

Activists' Case is True-Life Three Ring Circus

Producers involved in animal agriculture may soon owe Feld Entertainment Inc., the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, a deep debt of gratitude. The parent company...

Gary Baise
May 10, 2012

Anti-hydrocarbon policies subsidize crony capitalists

The Obama Administration’s anti-hydrocarbon ideology and “renewable” energy mythology continues to subsidize crony capitalists and the politicians they help keep in office – on the backs of American taxpayers, ratepayers...

Jefferson Forum
May 10, 2012

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.