Author: James A. Bacon
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Time to Bring Back the Blue Books?
by James A. Bacon It’s hard to know how much credence to give to trend data extrapolated from online search queries. But if we imbue the findings of software firm Tiny Wow with any significance, one recent search trend is worrisome indeed. Tiny Wow analyzed Google Trends for the search queries “essay writer,” “essay ai…
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Electric Grid Reliability at Risk by 2030, PJM Says
by James A. Bacon The regional interconnection organization PJM has identified four trends that could put the reliability of the electric grid for Virginia and a dozen other member states at risk by 2030. Dudes, that’s seven years away! According to a new study, “Energy Transition in PJM: Resource Retirements, Replacements & Risks,” the four…
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The Bert Ellis Feeding Frenzy
by James A. Bacon Virginia has now entered the feeding frenzy stage of the assault on Bert Ellis’ character. Abandoning all journalistic standards of impartiality and fair play, mainstream media outlets compete with one another to publish anything they can find to compromise Ellis, a member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors appointed…
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Break out the Smelling Salts. Bert Ellis Called Someone a “Numnut”
by James A. Bacon And the hit jobs just keep on coming! After maligning Virginia Military Institute alumni dissident Matt Daniel two days ago, The Washington Post aims its guns today on Bert Ellis, a conservative alumnus and member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, with the publication of text messages obtained through…
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“Social Justice” Comes for Henrico’s Gifted Program
by James A. Bacon Here we go again. The Richmond Times-Dispatch is using “statistical disparities” as evidence of racial bias in Henrico County schools. Under pressure from federal authorities to address racial disparities, Henrico County is endeavoring to enroll more students from minorities in the county’s “gifted” programs. States the article: “The Richmond Times-Dispatch reviewed…
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Aside from Insinuating Matt Daniel is Anti-Semitic, Shapira’s Latest Piece Wasn’t So Bad
by James A. Bacon The Washington Post’s Ian Shapira has finally published his piece about Matt Daniel, head of the Spirit of VMI PAC and one of the more vocal critics of the current VMI leadership. It may be the most balanced piece Shapira has ever written in his coverage of VMI — admittedly, an…
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Peak Insanity: Why Schools Shouldn’t Teach the Dangers of Communism
.@DelJAvoli presented HB 1816, requiring that students learn about the dangers and victims of communism. What did @VEA4kids have to say? Just listen. We can't do it justice. You can't make this stuff up. https://t.co/5Akexs58yD pic.twitter.com/MUabRPOnMe — Virginia House GOP (@vahousegop) February 15, 2023 by James A. Bacon HB 1816 would require the governor to…
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Demonizing Dutta
by James A. Bacon In early February an exchange took place during a State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting between Anne Holton and Suparna Dutta that highlights the massive leftward shift within Virginia’s Democratic Party. So outraged were militant leftists by Suparna’s remarks that Democratic state senators voted unanimously to reject her appointment to the…
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Woke Army Puts American Hindu Mom in Its Crosshairs
by Asra Nomani A Woke Army of far-left activists and leaders from the mosque that once hired radical imam Anwar Al-Awlaki put a mother in their crosshairs: Suparna Dutta, a brave immigrant who has advocated for the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, democracy, and meritocracy. In a reprehensible display of bigotry and xenophobia, Virginia…
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Spirit of VMI Preempts WaPo Hit Job
by James A. Bacon Looks like Washington Post reporter Ian Shapira is loading up the big guns to fire another salvo in his unrelenting war on Virginia Military Institute alumni who are critical of the new leadership’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion policies. This time, instead of attacking traditionalist alumni as a group, he appears to…
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Latest Debt and Deficit Projections Warrant a Full-Scale Freakout
by James A. Bacon The latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicate that, given continuation of current levels of taxation and programmatic spending, the U.S. budget deficit will be running at $2.3 trillion a year by 2033, driven in large part by a $1 trillion-a-year increase in interest payments on the national debt…
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New Warmist Spin: Millions Still Will Die… But It’s Complicated
by James A. Bacon Old global warmist spin: as temperatures rise, millions will die. New global warmist spin: OK, we’ll admit that rising temperatures have resulted in fewer overall deaths due to the decline in cold temperatures, which kill more people than hot temperatures. But rich developed-world countries in northern climes will benefit the most…