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Welcome Les Schreiber

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James A. Bacon
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A new writer has joined the Bacon’s Rebellion roster — Les Schreiber.

Les was born and raised in Richmond, moved to New York City, where he worked on Wall Street, and then returned to the Holy City to teach economics and political science at the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.

I have known Les for nearly 15 years, and I have always enjoyed his acerbic wit. Although he leans Democratic in his sympathies, he is independent in his thinking. He does not suffer fools and incompetents gladly, no matter what their partisan proclivity (although, I would say that he seems to suffer Republican fools less gladly than Democratic ones). He brings his perspective as a former Wall Street bond trader and as an insider in Virginia’s educational establishment.

I have encouraged Les to share his perspectives on K-12 issues — there is no end to the list of follies he has witnessed — because the educational establishment in the Old Dominion desperately needs to change. He is free, of course, to write about anything that suits him. Hopefully, he will share his first post soon.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, Les is likely to take issue with my spin on the issues far more often than not. But that’s OK, no one has a monopoly on the truth at Bacon’s Rebellion.

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3 responses to “Welcome Les Schreiber”

  1. larryg Avatar
    larryg

    Thank GOD you have added someone who is not a righty!

    Welcome LES! Give Bacon Hell when he deserves it.

  2. Groveton Avatar
    Groveton

    ” … no one has a monopoly on the truth at Bacon’s Rebellion.”.

    How true. In fact, a few here not only lack a monopoly on the truth they also lack even a controlling interest in reality. Some even lack any investment at all in sanity.

    I wish I had more time to expound on the nut-cakes on this blog but I don’t. Jersey Shore is on and I have to slip into my bikini, wax my legs and send repeated Tweets proposing marriage to Snookie.

  3. Hydra Avatar
    Hydra

    Unfortunately, disregard for the truth isn’t limited to certain persons here, and bad ideas seem to propagate.

    Listened to a story today about a report claiming that even ugh housing and other expenses are Boyer in the city one could save money living there without a car.

    Well obviously. You could save money anywhere by not having a car, but then you would not have a car. The study discounted the costs without discounting the benefits.

    And way at the end they slipped in the caveat – if you can find a place where housing, job, and shopping can be reached with convenient public transportation, and that is a big if. For the vast majority of city residents, city living means more expensive living AND higher transportation costs.

    But the story made the opposite sound so logical and convincing.

    Yikes.

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