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Ending Data Center Exemption – Wrong Policy, Wrong Time
by Chris Saxman Wise words from former Virginia Congressman Bob Goodlatte” In politics, timing is everything. Timing also matters when it comes to the economy. Virginia is approaching a pivotal moment in its economic strategy—and it is happening at exactly the wrong time. As global markets reassess the value of technology companies, one thing is becoming clear: the era of easy capital is…
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TJI and Yorktown Foundations Combine Forces
***** Sponsored Content ***** I’m excited to share some important news with you. Today, the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy and the Yorktown Foundation for Public Policy are joining forces to create a new organization: Jefferson Forum. This merger brings together the Thomas Jefferson Institute’s 30-year record of serious policy research with Yorktown’s newer…
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Steve Descano and Fairfax County Make National Headlines
by James C. Sherlock Steve Descano and Fairfax County have made the kind of national headlines they don’t want, but have earned.
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A Total Lack of Credibility
Why should anyone believe anything that comes out of Trump’s press office when a spokesman says that Trump has “the most talented cabinet and team in American history”? For starters, I would refer him to George Washington’s first cabinet, which included Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Henry Knox.
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No Kings: Geriatrics Rise Up. Very Slowly.
by Kerry Dougherty We get it, geezers. You didn’t vote for Donald Trump. You hate him. We saw you shaking your canes at the president during your silly “No Kings” protests on Saturday. Who wants to tell them that we don’t HAVE a king? We have a president. Then again, you can’t expect people who…
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Radical UVA GROUP Attempts to Sabotage Miyares Speech
by The Jefferson Council Yesterday, UVA Dissenters, a self proclaimed “collective of anti-imperialist organizers” brazenly and publicly urged its members to “spam” register for a Center for Politics event featuring former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares with no intention of actually attending. The stated goal was to “screw up their numbers,” flooding the registration system…
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Why Virginia’s Radical Redistricting Attempt is Mobilizing Gen Z
A blatant Democrat gerrymander is causing Zoomers to get active in politics. by Drew DiMeglio Virginia is the latest in a large line of states pursuing mid-decade redistricting efforts. That’s where the similarities end. Unlike states whose state legislatures draw congressional lines, Virginia has a bipartisan redistricting commission formed of 16 citizens and lawmakers whose…
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Peronism: the Virginia Edition
With approval ratings dipping and the redistricting power grab on thin ice, Spanberger is in trouble already. by Shaun Kenney Unlike most prognosticators whose default positions tend to be one-side-good and other-side-bad, I desperately want Governor Abigail Spanberger to succeed. The challenges that we are about to face as Virginians — affordable energy, affordable housing,…
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Those Who Ignore History….
News reports of a substantial Marine expeditionary force embarked to the Persian Gulf sparked a musical memory. Jim Bacon may recall we had a colleague at the Roanoke Times, columnist Mike Ives, who was among the Marines that were the first ground troops ashore in South Vietnam circa 1964. Mr. Seeger always said it…
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No “Global Boiling” in Virginia This Winter
The news media won’t bother to show you that chart, because it undercuts the narrative of a dangerous climate crisis upon us. The three winter months of December 2025 through February 2026 in Virginia were well below average in temperature for the past 100 years, with 60 of those years colder than the past three months. The…
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Albemarle Schools Policy Violates Free Speech
Last night the Albemarle County School Board voted 5 to 1 to adopt a policy prohibiting student organizations said to promote or endorse violence, harassment or hatred. Critics noted that the policy would be used to ban noncurricular student organizations. including TPUSA, from hosting guest speakers during the school day. Here follows a letter (minus…