So, in 2004 , I wrote this about the Bush/Kerry debates: Is it just me or are these guys (Bush/Kerry)  lining up at the stop light in thei...

Looking for something else on my blog today, I came across a post that I wrote this in November 2006, that included these comments on a stu...

Proud to have been invited to participate in a new blog sponsored by the Richmond Times Dispatch, Pundits' Podium.    You can follow th...

To his credit, Governor McDonnell has said that making Virginia the best state for small business as well as the best state in which to do b...

The question whether the Lieutenant Governor can vote on the organization of the Senate is not a political question but is one of constitu...

Virginia General Assembly 2012 Pre-Session Report by Claire Guthrie Gastañaga October 31, 2011 Virginia has a long history of pa...

Columbus Day and the Jewish high holy days are just behind us.  Got me thinking about a note I posted to Facebook last year, and I decided i...

Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford. Worth watching. A man of keen insight, vision and a strong, integrated sense of self. Steve Jobs...

So, there was a markup on the new federal  E-Verify mandate bill in Congress this week. Most national employer groups have now decided ...

The new Quinnipiac University poll is out today. The results getting the most attention concern voter support for the proposed rules the ...

Incumbent-centered, partisan redistricting has all but guaranteed that Virginia progressives will be lost in the legislative wilderness for ...

2011 Update: So, the issue of Allen and women continues to be a viable concern. Webb's own record (i.e., "Women Can't Fight...

Interesting that none of the stories about the State Board of Social Services' action on the adoption rules focused on the larger questi...

The fall 2010 issue of Virginia Issues and Answers: A Public Policy Forum published by Virginia Tech is now on the “newsstands” and online ...