The Governor of California is a dangerous man in a pretty package. Get ready. His presidential campaign is underway.
Why Locals Loathe Tourists
We’re happy to share our beaches with visitors, but they need to adhere to the national parks motto: take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints.
State Department Layoffs: Oh, The Theatrics.
Back when my newspaper was tossing employees like ballast on a sinking ship, I didn’t read a single tearjerker about the copy editor in Norfolk who’d worked at the paper for almost 40 years, had just been diagnosed with cancer and begged the brass to let her keep her job. She was told to hit the road. No one cared.
Another Week of Misleading Media to Scare Americans on Climate
The propensity of American news outlets to spread outright falsehoods about extreme weather and the claimed (but easily refuted) link to “climate change” has been on full display this week.
Youngkin Regulatory Reforms Saved $1.2 Billion a Year
“With just 4 employees” in his regulatory office, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has “saved residents $1.2 billion per year” and “reduced cost of building a new house by $24,000,” by eliminating more than a quarter of Virginia’s regulations
Biden White House Doc: A Criminal?
In testimony before a closed door House committee Wednesday Kevin O’Connor refused to answer questions about Biden’s hidden health problems by invoking his 5th Amendment right against incriminating himself.
World’s A Better Place With Jeffrey Epstein Dead.
Professional commentators don’t have to care about everything, do they? Epstein is on my don’t-care list along with Diddy (although I do wonder why he needed 1,000 bottles of baby oil while I still have the same one I bought when my first child was born in 1988), Area 51 and stamp collecting.
Shoeless No More. TSA Scraps Stupid Rule.
In 2006, TSA responded to the shoe bomber by requiring that all passengers remove their shoes. Good news for those with foot fetishes. Bad news for the rest of us.
Mercy Chefs: On The Ground In Texas
Mercy Chefs is a small charity that does impressive work with two mobile kitchens, a network of skilled chefs and volunteers.
Texas Flood. The Horror Of It All.
Ordinary decent people across the country and around the world - including Pope Leo XIV - were praying for the flood victims. We were begging God for miracles and strength for the families that lost loved ones.
And in Other Higher-Ed News….
The Richmond Times-Dispatch contrasts how Virginia Commonwealth University dismantled Diversity, Equity & Inclusion with relatively modest controversy — and provides a sharp contrast with the University of Virginia.
The Back Story of Ryan’s Resignation Is Complicated
The U.S. Department of Justice sent seven letters to University of Virginia officials seeking confirmation that the University had ended racial preferences and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in the lead-up to President Jim Ryan’s resignation
Virginia’s Most Unhinged Senator
The man who remained mute when a garden gnome was in the White House for four years has suddenly found his voice. Unfortunately, to hear it, his followers on X also get a good look at his nose hairs.
Lia Thomas Stripped Of Titles
President Trump issued an executive order in February banning males from female sports, no matter how long their hair or if they wear lipstick
Ken Whitley: Local Hero
You’re not a hero if you do the right thing. That makes you a good person.
You’re only a hero if you do the right thing when it takes courage to do so.
So. Much. Winning.
Even CNN had to admit that the successes of the Trump administration are piling up.
Dhillon Defends DOJ Pressure on UVA
The Department of Justice (DOJ) tried for three months to get answers to questions about the University of Virginia’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion program but never received a substantive answer