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by | Sep 7, 2022

Glenn Youngkin won the governorship of Virginia largely on a platform of anti-wokeness. He campaigned against the critical race theory propaganda that was spreading through Virginia’s public schools. As governor, he has maintained that stance for the most part. He…

by | Sep 1, 2022

This week, all eyes are on Alaska, following the results of the state’s first-ever ranked-choice voting (RCV) election — a special U.S. House contest that sent Democrat Mary Peltola to Congress over former Gov. Sarah Palin for the final few…

by | Aug 30, 2022

By all appearances, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is preparing to launch a campaign for president.  In April, he announced his own super PAC, Spirit of Virginia, and a nonprofit group, America’s Spirit, which will allow him to accept donations of…

by | Aug 24, 2022

Woke liberalism is drenched in hypocritical sanctimony. It condemns past evils while perpetuating present ones. Progressives responsible for a shameless culture of abortion and other grave evils are in no position to judge admired historical figures such as America’s Founding…

by | Jun 6, 2022

Voters in McLean, Virginia, recently elected three progressive candidates to have oversight over the McLean Community Center. The election became intense after the community center became embroiled in controversy over a Drag Queen Story Hour where children were taught by…

by | Mar 9, 2022

On Tuesday night, about two dozen pro-life demonstrators attended the Alexandria, Virginia, city council meeting to voice their discontent with a proposed pro-abortion proclamation. The meeting was originally set to consider a motion to declare March 10 as “Abortion Provider…

by | Feb 26, 2022

If there’s one group the education establishment wants to stop, it is parents, many of them Asians, who push their students to excel. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, is the best high school in…

by | Feb 1, 2022

The Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system hasn’t gotten the memo. Last week, the county doubled down on its policy of requiring students to wear masks nearly every moment in schools despite Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order giving parents the…

by | Jan 27, 2022

I’m told Nick Freitas is a hell of a guy. From what I’ve seen of him, I’m inclined to agree. Freitas is a delegate in the Virginia Legislature, which last year flipped to the GOP along with that state’s three…

by | Jan 22, 2022

Newly minted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed nine executive orders and two directives that, among other things, ended a mandate that state employees be vaccinated and a school mask mandate. He embraced the radical idea of allowing parents to decide…

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