Despite the passage of SB739, some of Virginia’s largest public school systems are dragging their feet when it comes to complying with the new law. Indeed, a bipartisan law ending controversial public health measures by giving parents the choice to opt their children out of school mask mandates. Technically, schools have until March 1 to […]
For those who have watched the neoconservative brand shift from the Democratic Party in the 1970s and 1980s over to the Republican Party in the aftermath of 9/11 only to watch them magically transform back into Democrats after the election of Donald J. Trump, the obsession over Putin is a wonder to behold. Over at Bearing […]
With the Virginia General Assembly at the crossover, the bureaucracy is picking winners and losers quickly. First and foremost is a new poll from the Christopher Newport University Wason Center showing Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin at 41/43 after what could only be termed as a relentless assault on Youngkin’s character and reputation by House and Senate […]
Wishing for an overarching and existential national interest in Kiev does not make it so.
Basketball star and outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party, Enes Kanter Freedom has called out Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, known professionally as “Dr. Oz,” over his dual citizenship in Turkey. Freedom claims that the celebrity doctor and Republican senate hopeful would act as “Erdogan’s arm” if elected to the U.S. Senate. Freedom has long been a critic […]
The head of the Montgomery County School Board was none too pleased to be called out for her blatant hypocrisy when it came to mask mandates. Despite the profound psychological, and in some cases, physiological downsides to masking children knowingly outweighing the miniscule risk COVID-19 poses to children, Montgomery County Public Schools’ Board Chairwoman Susan Kass […]
One monstrosity disguised as legislation that became law after Democrats seized control of the Virginia House of Delegates in 2019 gave schools the power to not report misdemeanor crimes — including sexual assaults — to police. We all know how that turned out. Despite a majority of voters repudiating their shortsighted policy, Democrats in the […]
The reversal of a Trump-era policy allows taxpayer money to fund abortion referrals at family planning clinics. In 2019, former President Trump instituted the Protect Life Rule, which disqualifies family planning clinics that “provide or promote” abortions from receiving funds under Title X. The federal funding is administered from the Office of Population Affairs in the Department of Health […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed a new bill allowing private citizens to enforce gun control by suing gun makers. The governor compared the bill to Texas’ latest abortion law, which allows citizens to hold abortion providers accountable, rather than the government. At a press conference, Newsom taunted the Supreme Court, suggesting: . . .they opened up the door. They set […]
Loudoun County seems likely to become a temporary safe haven for refugees from the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. According to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall (D), the deal isn’t finalized, but if all goes through as planned, asylum seekers will arrive beginning March 1. WTOP’s Rick Massimo has more: Randall […]
