Bacon’s Rebellion has given insufficient attention to the indoctrination of Virginia’s young people regarding the “appropriate” way to think about public policy at the state and local level. As schools across our great Dominion open their doors to students, you should consider introducing your 4th or 5th grader (start early!) to the Rebellion.
Your precious munchkins can start their journey to proper thinking by reading the August 25, 2008, edition of the e-zine right here. Or you can do your tots a real favor and sign them up for a free subscription here. Much more illuminating than the Weekly Reader, don’t you think?
For those too lazy to click over to our website where the e-zine is posted, I have thoughtfully posted all of this week’s column here for your convenience. (Rebellion with a smile.)
Salvaging Tysons
The Tysons task force on land use has articulated a compelling vision for the future of Virginia’s largest — and most dysfunctional — business district. Just one problem: It’s not clear who will pay for it.
by James A. Bacon
Asphalt Deserts
The American addiction to Autonobiles and imported oil drains our economy of wealth in ways obvious and subtle. We convert green landscape into swaths of pavement, contributing to our own desertification.
by EM Risse
Closing the Budget Shortfall
Virginia’s secret weapon in the budget wars is a little-known agency, the Commonwealth Competition Council, that seeks savings through privatization and outsourcing.
by Leonard Gilmore
State spending out of control? Enact a Tax and Expenditure Law that caps spending at the rate of inflation and population growth. If pols are unhappy with the limits, they can…
Tell It to the TEL
by Norman Leahy
10 Annoying Things About Virginia
Sure, we’re smart and prosperous, but some things still turn my crank.
by Peter Galuszka
Saving Southside
It’s too early to write off Southside Virginia’s mill town economy. But the Tobacco Commission does need to re-think its strategic priorities.
by Tom McLaughlin
Nice & Curious Questions
Cathedrals, Temples and Mosques: Spiritual Shrines in Virginia
by Edwin S. Clay III and Patricia Bangs
