I confess, this headline is nothing more than a cheap attempt to increase my rankings in the Google-Germany search engine results. How could Germans making a query about “speck” — more properly known in the States as “bacon” — not be intrigued to stumble across a headline that translates literally into “the rebellion of the bacon this way comes”?
As an aside, I have to say that I love the German language. The Teutons have great words you’ll never find in any other tongue. Regarding the vocabulary of social upheaval, what other culture would ever devise the word, “Zwergenaufstand” — “dwarf rebellion”? I envision throngs of small, stocky people agitating against the depravity of dwarf tossing.
This is a long and rambling introduction to a simple announcement: The October 1, 2007, edition of the Bacon’s Rebellion e-zine is now online. You can read it here. Better yet, subscribe, so you don’t miss a single issue. Here’s what we have to offer:
Dead End
Virginia’s corporate recruitment strategy still delivers results. That’s the problem. By neglecting home-grown entrepreneurial companies, Virginia is falling short of its economic potential.
by James A. Bacon
Swallow a Toad
Observations on the November 6 elections are getting more colorful.
by Doug Koelemay
Perhaps We Should Call Them “Safe Street” Fees
Totally lost in the controversy over “abuser fees” is the fact that they work. Stiff penalties for reckless driving has resulted in… less reckless driving!
by Michael Thompson
Virginia is for Gulags
A plan for a special prison for illegal aliens is jolting. Is it really needed, or is its purpose to draw attention from GOP failures?
by Peter Galuszka
VIVA Downtown Markham!
Suburban Toronto’s New Markham project, a mixed use community served by Bus Rapid Transit, could serve as a new model for development in Northern Virginia.
by Bill Vincent
Nice & Curious Questions
Outside School Walls: Home schooling in Virginia
by Edwin S. Clay III and Patricia Bangs