The Jan. 19, 2009, edition of the Bacon’s Rebellion e-zine has been published.

Virginia and the Employee Free Choice Act
The panic over the Employee Free Choice Act is overwrought. Here’s why it isn’t as big a deal as partisans on both sides would have you believe.
by Lawrence H. Framme III

Lowering the Costs of Virginia’s Prison System
Has the time come where conservatives need to cast the same wary eye at our prison budget that they do at every other item in the state budget?
by Pat Nolan

Virginia Needs More Charter Schools
Overall, Virginia does a good job with public education, but that doesn’t mean we can ignore the failure of public schools in some parts of our state. Instead of more bureaucracy we need to give parents what they want, more choice in what school their kids go to.
by Christian Braunlich

Stimulating Job Creation
Obama’s stimulus bill may help the economy, but only if we make sure that it doesn’t let the government try to compete against the private sector.
by John Palatiello

Presentism in Virginia Politics
When Virginians recoil in horror from a Southern symbol like Lee-Jackson Day, just as a vampire shrieks at the Cross, they engage in “presentism.” This affliction of the mind pollutes the spirit and poisons the body politic.
by James Atticus Bowden

This Holiday Means Help for the Economy
America’s small businesses are hurting. Here’s how we can help them get back on their feet.
by Todd Stottlemyer