Sanctuary cities are an insult to legal immigrants
On Monday evening, Rockville held a public hearing to discuss local enforcement of federal immigration laws. Specifically, the hearing concerned…
Infighting Over “A Day Without a Woman” Showcases The Left’s Frailty
On March 8, the nation celebrated International Women’s Day by participating in A Day Without a Woman. Activists could express…
Opposition to fracking in Maryland is anti-science
For Maryland state Sen. Robert Zirkin (D-Baltimore County), the dangers of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) are so patently obvious that the…
On gun violence, the 4th Circuit chooses fear over the law
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit published a decision in Kolbe v. Hogan, a case in…
Let’s Make Judicial Impeachment Great Again
Given the scandalously wrong decisions from judges in the Ninth and Fourth Circuits over Trump’s recent executive order on immigration,…
How much is three decades of wrongful incarceration worth in Virginia?
For the prosecution, it seemed like an open-and-shut case. They had their man. They were wrong. And $1.6 million is…
Why we probably haven’t seen the last of the Virginia GOP’s attempt to ban abortion after 20 weeks
In January, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring issued a formal opinion declaring Virginia’s Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — a bill that…
George Mason University underscores its hypocrisy on diversity
Between the Facebook rant of the still-not-fired senior admissions director (in which he branded conservatives as pieces of “worthless trash”),…
Transgender bathroom users will not endanger women, but twisted social norms might
There are few public policy disputes as willfully distorted as the debate over public restrooms and gender identity. Conservatives warn…
Don Beyer and other congressional Democrats snub the inauguration
On Monday, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) announced he would join the nearly five dozen Democratic lawmakers boycotting President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration….