Bacon's Rebellion

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  • End Parental Discrimination in Surrogacy Cases

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    by Jay Timmons Residents in the Richmond area are represented by three Republicans in the state Senate with very different views of Life and Family. All three will be on the ballot Tuesday. When it counted, Siobhan Dunnavant stood strong for children and the unborn. But sadly, Glen Sturtevant and Amanda Chase chose discrimination and…

  • Making Solar Power a Win-Win for Everyone

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    by Felix Garcia There is a simple and common-sense approach to energy policy in Virginia. Go to the energy source which provides abundant, safe electricity at the least cost — solar. Our company is called AgriSunPower (ASP). Along with our co-developer Hecate Energy, our thought process begins with a simple premise. Solar power is the…

  • Will “One Fairfax” Become “One Virginia”?

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    by  Tom Pafford You may have heard the Commonwealth is close to succumbing to the -control of the Democratic Party and its bullying Progressive (read Socialist) agenda. As the Democratic apparatchiks working at BlueVirginia put it, “With 3 1/2 Weeks to Go, ‘Things Aren’t Looking Good for the Virginia GOP’.” Yep, the outlook looks bleak!…

  • Taxes Likely to Go up in Virginia

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    by Hans Bader Taxes are likely to increase in Virginia after the Democrats take control of its state legislature this fall. Democratic spending proposals would add at least a billion dollars annually to the state budget. These costly proposals can’t be paid for without raising taxes, because the cost of existing state programs is already…

  • Electric Vehicles Are Punishingly Overtaxed in Virginia

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    by Alleyn Harned In an October 15th post, James Bacon asked the question: How should we tax electric vehicles? Bacon’s bottom line is reasonable, and it is worth noting that electric vehicles (EVs) and clean fuels already pay more than their fair share in Virginia with equivalent or excessive taxes, according to Consumer Reports. It…

  • Go, Nats, Go!

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    by Bill Tracy Virginia’s own Thomas Jefferson along with his friends Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, George Washington are very happy today. In case you did not notice, there is big news in NoVA: The Washington Nationals are National League Champions for the first time in franchise history! Unexpectedly, many wholesome life lessons appear to be…

  • Demolishing Oxfam’s Laughable Ranking

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    by Chris Saxman Some things just have to be challenged at the outset before they gain traction and become an untrue reality. Gaining traction among too many candidates for the General Assembly is a ranking, released by a British organization, Oxfam, that graded American states and the District of Columbia on best states for workers.…

  • Robin Hood and the Borderline Itemizers

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    by Bill Tracy I am pleased to report that Robin Hood is alive and well in Virginia! Most taxpayers are now receiving a state tax rebate courtesy Governor Ralph Northam and the General Assembly. Eligible taxpayers may receive up to $110 for individual filers and up to $220 for a married couple filing jointly. But,…

  • A Dialogue on Money in Virginia Politics

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    Jeff Thomas: Thank you for having me to Bacon’s Rebellion, Jim. I’m a longtime reader, first-time poster. Money in Virginia politics is an important topic on which I think we both agree, and I’m eager to hear your take on it. As I understand it, we’ll each answer and ask a question of the other…

  • Rankings Spam

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    by Chris Saxman There are a LOT of rankings and polls coming out these days. Some are credible, others less so. Recently, a ranking was released by Oxfam that graded the states and the District of Columbia. This is the second year of their ranking. Here’s what their release stated: In 2018, workers are not sharing…

  • Those Tenant-Eviction Stats Are Valid

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    by Marty Wegbreit The August 15, 2019 post, “A Closer Look at Those Tenant-Eviction Stats,” fails to stand up to statistical or critical analysis. The post blames Virginia’s Independent City/County form of government for high eviction rates. (Five of the highest ten eviction rates in large U.S. cities over 100,000 population are in Virginia.) Virginia’s…

  • The Microgrid Option

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    By Jane Twitmyer Building a clean electric system takes more than switching from fossil fuels to renewables. To make good use of wind and solar power, Virginia needs a modern, flexible electric grid that can exploit and optimize the unique attributes those resources bring to bear. And it needs new rules — laws and regulations…

  • Saving Atlantic Loggerheads from Plastics

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    On the evening of June 11,  two endangered Loggerhead sea turtles crawled out of the ocean and wriggled up the sand at Virginia Beach. One dug a hole, laid 150-eggs and covered them with sand before returning to sea. The eggs had to be carefully relocated by human intervention to a safer nesting spot. In about…

  • The Transgender Wars — Part V

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    This is the final part of a five-part series on the transgender wars in Virginia. by Tom Pafford Around the 5th Century BC, Sun Tzu wrote a book on War.  No one comes close to what this Chinese master of battle devised. Chapter 6 in his book is titled, Week Points and Strong. Here is…

  • The Transgender Wars — Part IV

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    This is the fourth part of a five-part series on the transgender wars in Virginia. by Tom Pafford There is a song by Wendy McNeill, Ask Me No Questions, that reminds me of the Transgender Catechism. In the song, she meets a charming but unpleasant character who, like a chameleon, tempts her.  One verse sticks…