Brace yourselves for another round of provocative, hard-hitting op-ed columns, such a refreshing change of pace from the safe, sonorous expressions of the conventional wisdom you find in the daily newspapers. The February 11, 2008, edition of Bacon’s Rebellion is now online.
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Now, for your reading pleasure…
The Innovation Gap
There are compelling reasons for people to ditch their cars and use mass transit. Unfortunately, auto companies are reinventing themselves while the transit sector stands still.
by James A. Bacon
It’s There to Be Used
Level-headedness is the key to the use of the revenue stabilization fund.
by Doug Koelemay
What Is the Problem with Cars?
Cars are a 20th century answer to a 19th century problem. Tweaking our auto-centric transportation system will not address the 21st century realities of traffic congestion, escalating energy prices and Global Warming.
by EM Risse
Let the Sun Shine In
Getting the political establishment to agree to budget transparency is like pulling teeth — from a saber-tooth tiger. But Virginia is slowly making progress.
by Michael Thompson
Virginia Is for Lovers – Behind Closed Doors
Virginia has been roiled of late by a sex workers’ show, mildly racy Abercrombie & Fitch displays and trailer hitches that look like bull testicles. What’s going on?
by Norm Leahy
Call for Philip Morris
Richmond’s elite lauds the cigarette maker for putting its R&D center downtown. But its newly spun-off sister unit still aims to make butts the old-fashioned way, endangering the lives of millions around the world.
by Peter Galuszka
A Transit Network for NoVa
The odds look good for the General Assembly to study a rapid transit network covering Northern Virginia to points as far flung as Winchester and Fredericksburg.
by William Vincent
Toro! Toro!
Tim Kaine is upset that the Federal Transit Administration turned down funding for Tysons-Dulles heavy rail. But the project had more red flags than a bull-fighting ring.
by Ken Orski
Nice & Curious Questions
Virginia: Home of the Outdoor Privy Race. Or, Whatever Happened to Outdoor Plumbing?
by Edwin S. Clay III and Patricia Bangs