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The Stealth Tax Increase That Remains in The Virginia Budget

A Commentary From The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public PolicyWhile there has been much celebration at the passage of a new $188 billion biennial budget for Virginia, this deal...

Youngkin Prevents Two Tax Increases, Will Sign Record State Budget

After much political theater, the Virginia General Assembly and Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) have now...

With The Tents At UVA Down, The Blowback Begins

By James A. BaconFollowing the decision to take down the tents in the UVA Solidarity...

Screen Time for Kids, Peace of Mind for Parents

Editors Note: We normally don't run commentaries / articles that promote a company or one...

Congress Values Names More Than Housing for Service Members

By Donald Smith; first published on baconsrebellion.com “Removing the last vestiges of Confederate history from the...

The Detrimental Effect of Cell Phones in Many of Virginia’s Public Schools

I read a rather sad commentary three days ago entitled “At This School, the Cellphones Rule” written by James A. Bacon of Bacon’s Rebellion...

Justice, Often Applied Differently

As humans across the world are seeking justice, they must realize there is a price for it, which means justice could be bought or...

Biden Administration Can’t Get Its Story Straight on COVID

President Biden has repeatedly said that on COVID-19 he’d “follow the science.” His Administration’s shifting and contradictory positions on pandemic precautions suggest otherwise.Let’s look...

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes

By Kerry Dougherty and originally published at Kerry: Unemployed & Unedited. Shared here by agreement with Bacon's Rebellion. Look who’s crying now.Virginia Democrats, who launched...

Key Victories for Virginians in 2022 Legislative Session, But Work Remains

By JC Hernandez and originally published in Bacon's Rebellion and shared here by agreement. Hernandez is state director of Americans for Prosperity-Virginia. This past legislative...

It’s The People’s Money and The People Need Tax Breaks

By Secretary of the Commonwealth Kay Coles James This year the average American family is forced to spend an extra $5,200 for the products they need and...