November 23, 2009
Abortion Wars: Informed Consent
Maryland is considering a new regulation that would require crisis pregnancy centers to issue disclaimers clarifying that they are not medical facilities...
Health Care: Jackpot Justice
Here’s another dirty little secret in the Pelosicare bill: A provision buried deep within its innards to discourage tort reform. It would give “incentive...
Environment: You’re Overdrawn
Britain’s minister of environment recently proposed what seems like a radical idea: individual carbon quotas. Lord Smith of Finsbury suggests that...
Teaching: Give Em an A
One of the enduring problems confronting those who wish to improve public education is teacher tenure. Getting rid of incompetent instructors can prove...
November 22, 2009
Federal Stimulus: Our Savior
The White House’s claim that the federal stimulus bill has created or saved a million jobs will someday earn the administration a plaque in the Dubious...
Gifted Students: Disparities
Spurred by complaints from the NAACP, Gov. Tim Kaine has launched an investigation to find out why racial disparities exist in talented-and-gifted programs...
November 21, 2009
Fight Smart
The United States has expended a godawful lot of time, money, energy, and lives in the pursuit of national security since the terrorist attacks of 9/11....
Week’s End
WEEK’S END A new report finds that Virginia’s tax system is still regressive: Low-income earners pay a higher percentage of their income than...
November 20, 2009
Tibet, The U.S.: Part of China
President Barack Obama declined to meet with the Dalai Lama prior to his trip to China. Diplomatic pleasantries argue against offending the communists,...
Sex Ed: Saying No
Abstinence-only speaker Pam Stenzel’s presentation at Douglas Freeman High earlier this week drew mixed reactions. Stenzel apparently hectored students...
Health Care: A Flock of Pigs
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has finally unveiled his own bill to further nationalize health care. It may be slightly better than House Speaker Nancy...
November 19, 2009
Obama’s Trip: China Town Hall
This week President Barack Obama held a “town hall” with college students in Shanghai. He took the opportunity to express his commitment to...
Death Penalty: Changing Times?
After the execution of John Allen Muhammad, The Times-Dispatch’s Frank Green reported that “little noticed amid the recent activity in the...
Jewish Book Fair (and Fare): Deli Mavens
Recognition as a deli maven confers high honor indeed. The title suggests taste, knowledge, attitude, and serious health issues. A trip to a genuine deli...
November 18, 2009
Palin Memoir: Blockbusters
Sarah Palin’s memoir officially has landed, and the American carnival continues. Going Rogue made the best-seller lists even before it appeared in...
Election 2009: A Model
That did not take long. Bob McDonnell already has been touted as a candidate for national office in 2012. We have a hunch that he intends to devote his...
Tea Party: Not Cool
Members of a Tea Party group in Danville recently announced plans to burn Rep. Tom Perriello in effigy, along with Nancy Pelosi. (Unfavorable publicity...
November 17, 2009
Public Square: Healthy Debate
It’s hard to recall an issue that has sparked as much heated debate as the current effort to reform the American health care system. Emotion has...
St. Joseph’s Villa: Living Love
The Daughters of Charity took seriously the commandment to love one another. In 1834 they established the St. Joseph Academy and Orphan Asylum at Fourth...
Chesapeake Bay: A New Line
For many years, the federal government has been insisting that states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including Virginia, clean up their act. For many...
November 16, 2009
Communist China: Chiang Won
Sixty years ago, Mao Zedong’s communists triumphed in China. Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalists withdrew across the strait to establish the Republic...
Turnout, Turnaround: Which One?
Last year Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry Virginia since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. His almost 2 million votes translated...
November 15, 2009
State Spending: A Better Way
As state officials wrestle with harsh cuts in the commonwealth’s budget, it’s worth pausing to note that during the past decade, the state’s...
Health Care: Bureaucrazy
The count is finished, the total is in: Nancy Pelosi’s health care bill would create a whopping 111 new boards, commissions, bureaucracies, and programs....
Eminent Domain: A Sorry End
File this one under “Life’s Little Ironies, Dept. of”: On Monday, the same day Germans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of...
November 14, 2009
Week in Review
WEEK’S END The rains proved prolonged but not persistently heavy. Many drivers put their windshield wipers on intermittent. Many also failed to turn...
Terror Trials: Listen to Webb
The Obama administration intends to try terror suspects in civilian courts. Yesterday Sen. Jim Webb said: “I have never disputed the constitutional...
November 13, 2009
It Came Down
The Berlin Wall resembled an ideological scar and not only severed a city but symbolized the failure of an evil system. In free societies fences and walls...
In-Kind
The hard-left advocacy group MoveOn is taking to the airwaves to blast some of the Democrats who voted against the Pelosicare measure in the House. Among...
An Education
Richmond traces its roots to the 1600s when, shortly after the landing at Jamestown, Christopher Newport explored the falls of the James. William Byrd...
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