Youngkin's Plan For Education
It’s almost that time of year again: kids are enjoying the last free days of summer and getting ready for another school year. New...
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Just Another Democrat
Jul 2, 20233 min read
It's Not the Pandemic, Stupid
I heard another hand-wringing report this morning about failing school children. All fingers pointed to the pandemic as the cause,...
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Just Another Democrat
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Reflections on Juneteenth
We all know the definition of slavery: dictionary.com defines it as the condition of being enslaved, held, or owned as human chattel or...
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Just Another Democrat
Jun 24, 20233 min read
Jane, One Year Later
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 first. It’s been a year. Maybe you didn’t notice because you’ve been busy with life: ...
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Just Another Democrat
Jun 18, 20232 min read
Baseballs, Eight-Year-Olds, And Retribution
“Starting today, I will hold all Department of Justice nominations. If [Attorney General] Merrick Garland wants to use these officials to...
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Just Another Democrat
Jun 11, 20233 min read
Targeted by a Politically Motivated Governor
“Parents in Virginia know firsthand what it’s like to be targeted by politically motivated actions,” said Glenn Youngkin. This was his...
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Just Another Democrat
Jun 4, 20233 min read
Governors, Do Your Job So Teachers Can Do Theirs
As a classroom English teacher, I remember times that students experienced earth-shattering realizations through classic literature. It...
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Just Another Democrat
May 27, 20232 min read
Josh Hawley - An Inherently Problematic Republican
Josh Hawley is telling American men that their masculinity is defined by the left as “inherently problematic.” Now, ain’t that a hoot !...
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Just Another Democrat
May 19, 20233 min read
American Exceptionalism - Crisis By Choice
Twenty minutes of the evening news or a quick scan of your phone’s news feed reveals 2023 as a year of global disasters. And it’s only...
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Christopher Benjamin
May 15, 20234 min read
November Stakes - Abortion and Reproductive Rights
So why is the November 2023 Virginia General Assembly election vitally important ? These Virginia rights and issues are at immediate risk...
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Just Another Democrat
May 13, 20233 min read
Vote, and put out the brushfires
'It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate and tireless minority keen on setting brushfires in the minds of the people’...
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Just Another Democrat
May 11, 20234 min read
Oliver Twist 2023 - Part 3
Parts One and Two of this series dealt with the history of child labor in America and what has changed over the past 200 years. ### My...
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Christopher Benjamin
May 8, 20236 min read
When In Doubt, Cheat ! Republicans cheat for power and not altruism.
When you give Republicans power, this is what happens. They do not have common sense policy positions that will actually serve the people,
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Just Another Democrat
May 8, 20233 min read
Oliver Twist 2023 - Part 2
Part One of this series dealt with the history of child labor in America. Now let’s see what’s changed over the past 200 years. To be...
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Darryl Wimberley
May 1, 20234 min read
Picking Winners, Picking Losers
An often-repeated bromide in the tape deck of Republican rhetoric is that taxpayers’ money should not subsidize businesses in the private...
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Just Another Democrat
Apr 30, 20233 min read
Oliver Twist 2023 - Part 1
If you had a high school English teacher who was a 19th century British literary fanatic like I was, then you probably struggled with...
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Christopher Benjamin
Apr 28, 20233 min read
Roar Like McMorrow
Just over a year ago this happened: Michigan Senator Mallory McMorrow gave a powerful speech that went viral and was an inspiration for...
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Christopher Benjamin
Apr 24, 20232 min read
Unintended Consequences ?
The US is number 1 ! A Commonwealth Fund report from 12/2022 that the US leads the rest of the similar high income countries in the world...
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Just Another Democrat
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Nobody Won
If you’re celebrating the decision by the squad in black robes to leave Mifepristone on the market for now - don’t. It’s not a win for...
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Just Another Democrat
Apr 9, 20233 min read
Youngkin Rolling Us Back to "Jim Crow"
If you didn’t know that Virginia’s policy towards re-instating voting rights to ex-prisoners has changed, you aren’t alone. Seems that...
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