Commentary
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...
COMMENTARY: Getting Ready to Reopen
As we continue to address the coronavirus outbreak, it is important also to plan for what comes next.To slow the spread of the virus,...
COMMENTARY: Strategic Approach Is Needed Instead of Extending Blanket Prohibitions
Today April 16th) Governor Ralph Northam announced that he will be unilaterally extending the effective date on his Executive Order 53 from April 23...
COMMENTARY: Seeing the Light
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I'm so happy no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord I saw...
COMMENTARY: Facing The Coronavirus: The Logic of Potterville
IT's A Wonderful LifeIn director Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday classic movie It’s a Wonderful Life, an initial bank panic sweeps the small town of Bedford Falls....
COMMENTARY: Keep Calm and Carry On
“You have nothing to fear but fear itself . . .”“Keep calm and carry on . . .”Theses are simple words that define ‘the...
COMMENTARY: A Fence, A Wall, and A Better Immigration System
The writer G.K. Chesterton once offered a famous parable to illustrate the difference between sensible reform and thoughtless action. Suppose there was a fence...