Snyder: “Mark my words, in these chaotic times, Virginians are looking for strong, inspirational results-oriented leadership.”
SNYDER: Be Bold
LINGAMFELTER: Democrats Predictably Lead With Higher Taxes, Less Freedom
Lingamfelter: “Republicans want to grow the economy. Democrats want to grow the government.”
LINGAMFELTER: I’ve Been Thinking…
Ambition is corrosive to the political process, to the people, and to the soul of those who seek office, including those who feel “destined” to do so.
SCHILLING: BELLAMY, SIGNER HUMILIATE, UNDERMINE CHARLOTTESVILLE COP
Who is actually running the City of Charlottesville? Mayor Mike Singer? Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy? Or the violent and confrontational mob?
WILSON: Virginia Republicans Can’t Afford to Learn the Wrong Lessons
Ed Gillespie’s campaign for Virginia governor made a ton of right moves and the numbers bear that out, writes Eric Wilson.
NAJJAR: My Smith and Wesson Baseball Cap Isn’t Offensive Speech
Should a baseball cap subject a student to a search and a dressing down from Virginia public high school administrators? Elizabeth Najjar disagrees.
LINGAMFELTER: To Save Conservatism, Rescue Our Institutions
Until conservatives take up their responsibilities in our civic institutions — sacred, secular, private, public and political — we will continue to fail.
LINGAMFELTER: Permanent Things, Right Reason, and Moral Imagination
Slogans won’t get us to the place we need to be as conservatives fighting for the hearts and minds of the nation.
DANIELS: What Value Do Confederate Monuments Possess?
Daniels: “Instrumental reasons are not necessarily connected to the personal and moral ideals of white supremacists or multiculturalists.”
CANTON: Virginia’s Kobayashi Maru
In hindsight, could Ed have convinced those anti-Trump Democrats to switch their vote? To see a smart guy with smart policies for the wonk that he is?
