LINGAMFELTER: Economics 101

Recently I learned that the fast food chain McDonald’s will be further automating their ordering system. Now they will need fewer people. I don’t patron fast-food restaurants much anymore as I have committed to a diet and managed to lose 20 pounds since August. That’s a New Year’s resolution from last year that I intend to continue. But I […]

LINGAMFELTER: Bon Appétit

This week a restaurant in Richmond, Virginia decided to refuse service to a faith-based organization that holds constitutionally permissible beliefs that servers in that restaurant found objectionable. It was blatant viewpoint discrimination. The Virginia Family Foundation, founded decades ago to advocate for conservative faith-based policies in Virginia, sought to have a private lunch at Metzger’s Bar […]

LIPSMAN: Republicans Can’t Afford To Ignore Gen-Z Voters

Ellen Walter, founder of The Walter Group and former Senior Youngkin advisor recently published an op-ed on how Republicans must learn that voters aged 45+ care about kitchen-table issues – the economy and inflation, crime, and education – not culture-war rhetoric. I completely agree with her analysis and have used a similar approach of focusing […]

LINGAMFELTER: Virginia’s Northam Learning Gap

It should surprise no one. After the ill-conceived March 2020 closing of Virginia’s public schools by former Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam, it should have been evident that children would suffer academically. We now know the extent of that damage to fourth and eighth grade students. Virginia’s secretary of education, Aimee Rogstad Guidera, put it aptly. The […]

LIPSMAN: Beyer Is Compromised, Vote Accordingly

I am a national security expert and have held the highest security clearances.  There is no question in my mind that Don Beyer is compromised. Let me walk you through why, and how. My opponent’s Congressional office was recently exposed as having secret ties to the Chinese government. This is beyond concerning and no time […]

BLAKELY: Messaging on Crime Could Unlock the Suburbs for Republicans

As Republicans and Democrats across the country race toward election day, pollsters, pundits, and Twitter denizens search for indicators of who will win. One major question which has loomed large over the past several election cycles is which party will win the suburbs. As Democrats continue to dominate urban areas and Republicans maintain their grip […]

HAZEKAMP: Republicans Can Win Back The 7th

Yesli Vega, our Republican nominee, is the right choice for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. She is the woman that we know can defeat liberal Democrat Abigail Spanberger this November. With her experience as a deputy sheriff, Vega is no stranger to fighting for and defending our community every single day. She is a woman who […]

LIPSMAN: Leadership Failures = Time for Change

I recently predicted that a severe escalation of Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine was coming. Sadly, this prediction came to fruition. The last few days of increased indiscriminate shelling make that clear. Here’s the stark reality: this situation was enabled and exacerbated by the current Administration’s weak leadership on the global stage. American voters will face […]