Author: James A. Bacon
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Bill Would Let Progressive Legislators Pick most of the Virginia Parole Board
by the Liberty Unyielding staff Does any other state do this? Let progressive legislators — rather than the governor — pick most of the members of its parole board? That’s what Virginia is about to do. On January 23, a Virginia Senate committee voted to do just that. It approved a bill, SB60, to expand…
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Light Rail: The Bad Idea That Will Not Die
by Kerry Dougherty Good grief. I thought we drove a stake through the heart of the foolish notion of extending light rail to Virginia Beach back in 2016. Apparently not. Del. Alex Askew, Democrat of Virginia Beach, is asking Richmond to commission a two-year study to determine the feasibiity of extending Norfolk’s failed light rail…
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Top U.S. Foundations Fund the Desecration and Destruction of Fine Art
by Patricia N. Saffran The Monuments Exhibition in Los Angeles, co-presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Brick, features historic Confederate Beaux Arts statues splashed with paint and graffiti, along with contemporary art based on a theme of satirizing the South. Most notably, the exhibition displays the once-magnificent historic Charles Keck equestrian statue…
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Bill Would Effectively Abolish Life Without Parole
by the Liberty Unyielding staff When Virginia abolished the death penalty in 2021, Virginians were assured that it wasn’t needed, because the worst murderers could be given life sentences without the possibility of parole. But soon, even the worst killers could be released. Legislation has been introduced to allow all prison inmates serving long sentences…
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Minneapolis, Here We Come
All the pieces are falling into place for Minneapolis-style chaos in Virginia. On Fox News, White House border czar Tom Homan responds to Governor Abigail Spanberger’s executive order suspending the Virginia State ‘s mandatory cooperation with ICE. Homan vows the Trump administration “will forge ahead with its deportation efforts despite resistance from Virginia’s new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.”
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Abigail Spanberger: The Left’s Trojan Horse
by Kerry Dougherty Remember last summer’s gubernatorial campaign? All of candidate Abigail Spanberger’s happy talk about affordability, moderation and working across the aisle? Congratulations, voters. You got played. If there was any lingering hope that the Democrat majority in Richmond would wield their power judiciously that was laid to rest this week. It’s clear now…
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60,000 Wildlife Crashes Per Year
From the Capital Region Land Conservancy: “Virginia is one of the first states in the eastern United States to create a Wildlife Corridor Action Plan that has a clear emphasis on protecting vital wildlife habitat corridors and reducing vehicular conflicts. With approximately 60,000 crashes each year, Virginia is one of the top ten states for such…
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Keeping up With Mamdani, Part II
Publicly owned housing is such a roaring success that Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, D-Alexandria, wants to create more of it.
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Never Given a Hearing, Never Asked a Question
Tweet by Garrett Exner, former Board of Visitors member at the Virginia Military Institute: @GlennYoungkin appointed me to the Board of Visitors at Virginia Military Institute. Unfortunately, @vademocrats voted to deny my appointment in what the Governor describes below as a, “shameful episode.” I was never given a hearing.I was never asked a question. I…
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The BIG ONE Is Coming!!
Maybe. by Kerry Dougherty All week American meteorologists have been vibrating with joy. Sleeves rolled up, laser pointers trembling as they assure us that THE BIG ONE is coming. To the South! Every forecast included the words “once in a lifetime” or “historic.” Southerners were ordered to buy milk, bread and a sled dog. “I’m…
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VMI in the Crosshairs
Washington Post headline: “Virginia Democrats target military college’s funding after anti-DEI push. Democrats launch effort that could ultimately end Virginia Military Institute’s status as a state-funded university.” Money quote: “We need to determine whether this is an institution capable of change,” said resolution sponsor Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax), who previously forced VMI to protect students…
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Keeping up with Mamdani
Like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, some Virginia Democrats want to achieve “affordability” through rent control. by Hans Bader In Virginia, some legislators want to give local governments the ability to impose cumbersome rent controls on housing. That’s a mistake. Rent control killed multifamily housing construction in Maryland’s most populous county. Getting rid of…