Category: Glenn Youngkin

Virginia Governor-Elect Says He Take Action on Mask, Vaccine Mandates

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin says he won’t mandate masks or COVID-19 vaccines, but he also won’t ban local authorities from imposing such mandates. “Localities are going to have to make decisions the way the law works and that is going to be up to individual decisions, but, again, from the governor’s office, you won’t see…


Virginia Governor-Elect Vows To Be ‘Education Governor’

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Less than two weeks after his win, Virginia Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin renewed a pledge to remove the controversial critical race theory (CRT) from the state’s schools. “I am going to be the education governor; this is going to happen,” Youngkin said at a thank-you rally held outside Loudoun County Public Schools administration building…


Virginia’s Youngkin Vows to Be ‘Education Governor’

ASHBURN, Va.—Less than two weeks after his election victory, Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin renewed a pledge to remove the controversial critical race theory (CRT) from the state’s schools. “I am going to be the education governor; this is going to happen,” Youngkin said at a thank-you rally held outside Loudoun County Public Schools administration building…


Centre-Right Australians Too Polite, Time for Silent Majority to Speak Up: Former PM

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it was time for the quiet Australians to “find their voice” and push back on the teaching of critical race theory and similar ideology in schools, just like the Virginians did in their election. Abbot made the comments while speaking with the Institute of Public Affairs on a podcast…


Virginia Votes No to Biden

Commentary The recent American elections, especially in Virginia, turned out to be a referendum on President Joe Biden. Most issues were national ones which had a significant deleterious local impact. These included inflation, massive and uncontrolled illegal immigration that brings the importation of serious health issues, a widespread increase in crime, and the rights of…


What We Can Learn From the Virginia Election

Commentary The recent American elections, especially in Virginia, turned out to be a referendum on President Joe Biden. Most issues were national ones which had a significant deleterious local impact. These included inflation, massive and uncontrolled illegal immigration that brings the importation of serious health issues, a widespread increase in crime, and the rights of…


Backlash Against Critical Race Theory Madness Reflected in Virginia Election

Commentary The election of a Republican governor in Virginia points to a winning formula in the upcoming mid-terms, a key component of which is empowering parents to fight back against Critical Race Theory’s (CRT) indoctrination of their children. Gov-elect Glenn Youngkin’s victory was unexpected because the Democrats had won the governorship of Virginia for the…


Culture War Underestimated in Democrat Defeat in Virginia

Commentary “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” If there ever was a single sentence that cost a politician an election, it was former Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s quip in a Sept. 28 debate with Glenn Youngkin, his Republican opponent in the Nov. 2 election that cost McAuliffe a…


Glenn Youngkin Promises ‘Big Agenda’ for Virginia Schools

Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin said Thursday morning that he has a “big agenda” to restore the excellence of Virginia schools, including an “aggressive charter school program.” “Virginia has had a very, very poor record in charter schools in providing any choice within our public school system. So we’re going to launch right out of the box 20…


Larry Elder Reflects on Virginia’s Governor Race and Compares It to California’s

Virginia’s Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe conceded today after projections indicated he lost the race to Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin. Youngkin, a former CEO, was projected to have won by approximately 67,000 votes of over 3.2 million cast. He gave a victory speech around 1 a.m. Wednesday, calling the development “amazing.” Why? The Democrats Terry…