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Virginia’s Natural Gas Pipelines, Virginia’s Economy and the World
by James C. Sherlock God looks after the United States of America. The fracking revolution tripled our recoverable natural gas volumes. America is the world king of natural gas. In 2008, the wellhead price of natural gas reached $8 per thousand cubic feet in the United States. By 2012, it was $2.66. It fueled a…
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Virginia Shows Solidarity with Ukraine
Denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Governor Glenn Youngkin has directed a series of actions to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people. “The invasion of Ukraine by Soviet dictator Vladimir Putin cannot stand, and the people of the Commonwealth are ready to rally in opposition to this senseless attack on a sovereign nation and western ideals,”…
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School Threat Assessment Teams Revisited
by James C. Sherlock I wrote on February 12 of this year about what I consider an indicator of a potential overreach by the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). FCPS security has published an RFP for corporate support for web search to support its threat assessment team. Since that article, I have conducted extensive email…
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Headline – The Richmond Times-Dispatch Needs Help
by James C. Sherlock Finally some good news about the dumpster fire that has been the Virginia Unemployment Commission (VEC). Governor Glenn Youngkin has reported definitive progress — real numbers in reductions of backlogs. Here is the full Richmond Times Dispatch (RTD) headline on the story reporting those improvements. Youngkin claims progress in reducing backlog…
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A COVID Swan Song
by Scott Lingamfelter Pandemics are not new. They have been around as long as the human race has been and will be in the future. Before COVID arrived on our shores from China, the 1919 Flu Pandemic originated in the trenches of World War I and spread rapidly, picking up the name Spanish Flu, a…
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It’s George Washington’s Birthday, Not President’s Day
by Kerry Dougherty With the horrifying appearance of Covid restrictions in 2020, little battles that once seemed important shriveled in significance. As former Gov. Ralph Northam stomped on Virginians’ civil liberties for almost two years, it seemed silly to slam on the brakes, run inside a local business and demand that they correct the incorrect…
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UVa Needs A Follow-Up Campus-Climate Survey
by James A. Bacon In 2018, during the last months of the Teresa Sullivan presidency, the University of Virginia conducted an extensive survey — polling some 6,000 students, faculty and staff — to provide guidance for ongoing “institutional transformation.” In a key question, respondents were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement that…
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Things Fall Apart: Fare-Jumping Edition
by James A. Bacon Thirty-four percent of all Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus riders are not paying their fares, reducing revenues by $10 million in the second half of 2021 alone, reports The Washington Post. That’s up from 17% in unpaid fares two years previously. Bacon’s Rebellion readers may be reassured to know that…
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Jeanine’s Memes
From the Bull Elephant Hmmm… It seems like torches and pitchforks are a recurring theme here on Bacon’s Rebellion.
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No Exceptions to the Free Exercise Clause
by Deborah Hommer Many states, including Virginia, have a religious exemption to the requirement of vaccines based upon sincerely held religious beliefs. However, Virginia’s exemption has a big hole. The Code of Virginia (§ 32.1-48) states that during epidemics the state Commissioner of Health can mandate vaccinations for “all persons” except those whose health might…
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Undocumented Aliens vs. Undocumented Vaccinations
by Walter Smith Prior to the fall 2021 semester, the University of Virginia disenrolled 238 students, including 49 who had already registered for classes. What was their offense? Take a guess. Entering and residing in the country illegally, or Refusing to get COVID vaccinated in violation of a university policy that has since been overturned.…
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The Peasants Must Be Controlled
by James A. Bacon It caused a brouhaha last year when U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland assigned the FBI to look into threats of violence against local school officials by parents protesting woke school policies. The announcement struck many as paranoid and detached from reality, but it apparently reflected a widespread concern by local officials…
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Metro Not Getting Back on Track Any Time Soon… Says Metro
by James A. Bacon The pre-pandemic financial model for the Washington Metro, the largest mass transit system in Virginia, is not sustainable, and it’s time to re-envision the system to recognize the new traffic patterns, General Paul J. Wiedefeld testified to a Congressional oversight committee yesterday. Metro officialdom is scrambling to plug a another $500…
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No CRT to See Here. Move Along Now.
The University of Virginia paid $32,500 to Critical Race Theory popularizer Ibram Kendi to discuss “racial equity” for an hour. The university contracted with Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau, according to an agreement obtained by The Daily Wire through the Freedom of Information Act. The virtual event took place April 21 last year, and 876…