Speaking of the arrogance of trying to elevate all problems to a “crisis” and thinking a big, powerful, central government can solve those problems, Senator Arrogant himself spoke recently, blaming the average American voter for not knowing enough. What John … Read more>

Listen to the liberals: We have a health care crisis. We have an education crisis. We have an obesity crisis. We have an environmental crisis. We have a swine flu crisis (oh, wait, that was last year). We have just … Read more>

In 1994, a year after George Allen led a historic landslide Republican victory in the Old Dominion, Virginia was, for the most part, left out of the national limelight in the even more historic national Republican wave that won the … Read more>

Our 2007 gala keynote speaker and author of the New York Times bestseller Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, Eric Mataxas, will lecture on his new work, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. The speech will … Read more>

This new ad from Citizens for the Republic — a knockoff of the classic Ronald Reagan 1984 re-election ad, “It’s Morning in America” (see here) — pretty much sums up where we are under the Obama-Reid-Pelosi regime:

It’s mourning … Read more>

The Family Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Gala is Saturday, October 9, and the date is rapidly approaching. We hope you have your tickets or are at least planning on ordering them very soon. As this update details, it’s becoming one of the hottest tickets … Read more>

In its September 29 cover story, Richmond magazine Style Weekly (which actually is hitting the newstands now) will profile Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb on its cover. It features Victoria in front of Mr. Jefferson’s Capitol with the headline “Divine Right” etched beside … Read more>

Find $1.45 billion laying around your local VDOT recently? Kind of puts in question those “Best Managed State” awards Tim Kaine and Mark Warner loved to brag about.

Which got me thinking: Who did worse? Tim Kaine in mismanaging VDOT and … Read more>

To better understand the particulars of the private VDOT audit and its significance, I highly recommend reading the newsletter released yesterday by Senator Mark Obenshain’s (R-26, Harrisonburg), one of the General Assembly government reform leaders. He breaks it down … Read more>

What do property rights and the suddenly found surplus at VDOT have to do with each other? Unfortunately, a lot.

First, a little more detail than yesterday’s post, which was based on early reports. As it turns out, the much asked for (and denied … Read more>