Brickbat: Beat It
Video showed Cecelia Benavides, a teaching assistant at Freedom Elementary School in Fairfax, Virginia, striking one disabled student and pushing a rolling chair into another. A public health attendant at …
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Youngkin Proposes Amendment To Make Picketing At Justices’ Homes A Felony
The amendment would make it a felony to protest outside judges’ homes with the intent to intimidate them or influence their decisions. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online …
Fairfax, Va. Parents Rally Against Policy Punishing Their Middle-Schoolers For Calling Boys Boys And Girls Girls
‘Our enthusiasm for the First Amendment will not wane; we will not stop paying attention,’ said mom Stephanie Lundquist-Arora. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and podcast …
This Is the School Choice Moment. Will the GOP Screw It Up?
In March, Sen. Rick Scott (R–Fla.) surprised many in Washington, D.C., by releasing an 11-point plan for what the GOP would do if the party retakes power in 2022, bucking …
Virginia’s GOP Leaders Are Refusing To Enforce The Law Against Leftists Harassing SCOTUS Justices
Youngkin, along with Miyares, is refusing to enforce Virginia state law that would hold demonstrators accountable for their illegal actions. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and …
After Race-Based Admissions To Nation’s Top High School, Students Drop Out And Underperform At Record Rates
This week the U.S. Supreme Court refused to pause Thomas Jefferson High School’s new, race-based admissions policy already destroying the school’s culture and excellence. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American …
Business Tax on Freelance Writers Heads to Virginia Supreme Court
“Democratic accountability is very important where taxes are concerned.” In 2018, Charlottesville, Virginia, decided that freelance writers needed a business license. The local government levied thousands of dollars in back …
Signed as Law: Virginia Takes Another Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money
RICHMOND, Va. (April 12, 2022) – On Monday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed two bills that will extend and expand a sales tax exemption on the sale of gold and …
A Bill Banning Zuckbucks In Virginia Elections Is Headed To Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Desk
Virginia’s assembly passed legislation to prohibit state and local election officials from accepting certain funding from private groups. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and podcast that …
Republicans Should Ask Winsome Sears To Respond To The State Of The Union
‘How do you explain me?’ The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and podcast that covers politics, policy, culture, and religion, and publishes a newsletter. The site was …