Just when you thought that the economic news couldn’t get worse, both for the nation and individuals, a looming railroad strike could have further derailed any hope for a quick recovery. It appears to have been averted. The ruling party in Washington is breathing a sigh of relief since an angry electorate is postured to reject them […]
For those familiar with just war theory, it is very much an important component to civilized behavior. The concept reaches back to antiquity. But the first clear expression of it was from Saint Augustine. He believed that while the immediate resort to violence should be avoided, God has given government the power to do so when protecting peace […]
There is no reason Virginia should totally abandon the fuels which still run the vast majority of our homes, vehicles, farms and businesses, writes TJIPP’s Steve Haner.
Tazewell County’s sheriff finds that stating basic metaphysical truths is a tough business indeed.
Now comes applicant Dominion Energy Virginia, petitioning the Virginia State Corporation Commission to reverse its recent decision to impose actual financial risk on the company and its stockholders. If a hurricane blows down its planned offshore wind farm in a few years, the related costs should be imposed 100% on its captive ratepayers, Dominion demands. […]
This week we learned that the President of the United Sates had decided—by fiat—that any student earning under $125,000 a year who also has an outstanding student loan debt will not be required to pay it in full. Never mind that some people have already paid off their student loans. They clearly should have delayed doing so. […]
Any real surplus is almost impossible, writes Haner.
If you are like many other people, you have come to the realization that the political divide we now witness in America is toxic. E pluribus unum (out of many one), our national motto, in many ways is just a dusty old Latin phrase engraved on emblems and printed on our money. Divide et impera (divide and conquer) seems […]
Virginia’s Commission on Local Government’s 2022 report has an interesting appendix.
Nova Armory – a prominent firearms store in Northern Virginia – drew some criticism in recent weeks over its choice of a new retail location. However, a poll running in ARLNow this week may indicate that a silent majority of Second Amendment supporters may exist in the deep blue county of Arlington. The poll, found […]
