Fairfax County leadership’s legacy is likely to be one of nepotism and waste

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October 01, 2024

Fairfax County leadership’s legacy is likely to be one of nepotism and waste

Last week, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) begging the state for more money, particularly for K-12 public education. If he does consider this request, Youngkin should introduce a condition requiring an external audit of the county’s “critical services.” Alternatively, Fairfax County’s supervisors, could, if they actually […]

Beware of the new wave of celebrity Catholic converts

The new issue of Vanity Fair magazine has an article called “Behind the Catholic Right’s Celebrity-Conversion Industrial Complex.” Written by Kathryn Joyce, it argues that when a wave of celebrity influencers begins to convert to the Catholic Church, it’s prudent not to give them too much power or too large a platform. They can wind […]

Harris’s basement strategy is smart — and exactly what we deserve

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate have settled on a campaign strategy that involves hiding from the press and refusing to offer policy specifics. You may think it’s cowardly — frustrating even. But it’s a smart move. Though the approach reflects poorly on our selectively brave Fourth Estate, whose response to the Harris […]

The beginning of public school wisdom

This spring, the Texas Education Agency unveiled its long-anticipated new school curriculum. Ever since, the Left has been raising Cain about it. If you’re reasonably literate, you get what that means. Literacy requires more than just phonics, it takes familiarity with shared cultural reference points. Even if you haven’t come across the idiom “raising Cain,” […]

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