Commentary: The Founding Elite vs. The Current Elite

Commentary: The Founding Elite vs. The Current Elite

by Thaddeus McCotter   In an insightful Independence Day Twitter thread, Emily Zanotti expressed her partiality for this provision of the Declaration of Independence: [T]his is my favorite part: ‘And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on...
Commentary: Don’t Force My Church to Pay for Abortions

Commentary: Don’t Force My Church to Pay for Abortions

by Jay Smith   Imagine, 75 years ago, some British officer lining up a group of young Indian children against a wall in Bombay, handing some bullets to Mahatma Gandhi, and ordering him to load soldiers’ rifles so that they could execute the youngsters. Would you...
Commentary: The Intelligence of Canines

Commentary: The Intelligence of Canines

by Ross Pomeroy   Albert Einstein. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Marie Curie. Gaia. The first person came up with the general theory of relativity. The second is regarded as perhaps the greatest classical composer of all time. The third is the only person to win the...
Charlottesville Removes Lee and Jackson Statues

Charlottesville Removes Lee and Jackson Statues

  Charlottesville, Virginia – The City of Charlottesville removed two famous Confederate statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on Saturday. Workers began removing Lee shortly after 7 a.m. to a moderately sized crowd, but more people arrived later in the...
Watchdog: Virginia Employment Commission Still Struggling

Watchdog: Virginia Employment Commission Still Struggling

  A spokesperson for the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) told legislators that the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is still unable to answer most of its incoming calls and expressed concern about the backlog of certain types of...
50,000 Arizona Cows to Power Vehicles, Heat Homes

50,000 Arizona Cows to Power Vehicles, Heat Homes

by Cole Lauterbach   Two dairy farms in Arizona soon will be producing more than milk. Renewable energy company Avolta has begun construction on a renewable gas project in Buckeye that will turn the tons of manure produced daily from the more than 25,000 Holstein...
Lumber Demand Drives Georgia Home Prices Higher

Lumber Demand Drives Georgia Home Prices Higher

by Nyamekye Daniel   A spike in lumber prices has compounded the state’s housing crisis, Georgia housing advocates said. The price of lumber increased by 300 percent this spring compared with the same time last year, reports show. The building material...