Category Archives: Politics

June Primaries Accelerate Virginia’s Leftward Drift

Posted on June 12, 2019 by matt ohern

It’s hard to dissect a battle while the smoke is still clearing, but the June 11 Virginia primaries demonstrated again the state’s continued and steady move away from its conservative past.  It was not a Great Leap Forward for the … Continue reading →

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Does She Know Where This Leads?

Posted on June 27, 2018 by matt ohern

(Editor’s Note:  Given the events of last weekend in Lexington and the predominance of Administration – any Administration — appointed officials living in Virginia, this column in National Review struck us as particularly timely.  Our nation is heading down the … Continue reading →

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Ideas for the Next General Assembly

Posted on December 13, 2017 by matt ohern

The elections this fall brought a philosophical sea change to the General Assembly.  The dynamics have changed.  But critical issues remain and good ideas can hopefully prevail if the goal is to truly improve Virginia in a few critical areas. … Continue reading →

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Confusion, Muddle, Obfuscation and More

Posted on September 13, 2016 by matt ohern

Winston Churchill called Russia a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. We could say Obama’s energy and climate policy is confusion wrapped in muddled thinking inside obfuscation – and driven by autocratic diktats that bring job-killing, economy-strangling, racist … Continue reading →

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Is the End of America's Culture Wars in Sight?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by matt ohern

Have the Culture Wars peaked? Is the national debate over God, Gays and Guns on the downward slide? Michael Lind, a conservative thinker and co-founder of The New America Foundation, thinks the end is foreseeable. Just as the Civil War didn’t … Continue reading →

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