By institutionalizing mandatory mental health screenings, HB 355 threatens to undermine parental authority, pathologize normal developmental issues experienced during difficult age ranges, and likely ignores the cultural and religious values of many Virginia families.
Derrick Max
Derrick Max is President and CEO of the Thomas Jefferson Institute.
Posted inOpinion
Jefferson Institute leader: Collective bargaining will only further divide Virginia’s universities
Tuition increases are driven largely by labor and administrative costs — the largest components of university budgets. Collective bargaining will drive up those costs.
Posted inCardinal Way
Gov. Youngkin’s tax plan will unleash opportunity
The charge that Gov. Youngkin’s tax plan is “regressive” ignores the fact that Virginia’s income tax kicks in at the relatively low income of $25,000 — meaning cutting the rate to these taxpayers would be a huge boost.