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  • Virtue Signaling of Plastic Bag Ban Ends Quickly in a Pandemic

    Virtue Signaling of Plastic Bag Ban Ends Quickly in a Pandemic0

    Mindless virtue signaling doesn’t fare well in a real crisis. As the nation and the world confronts a deadly pandemic, and citizens, businesses, and governments do all they can to tamp down the spread of the coronavirus, some useless measures instituted in less turbulent times will go by the wayside. One of these useless measures

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  • Virtual Schooling is Surging

    Virtual Schooling is Surging0

    I haven’t been a student in a typical classroom since the turn of the millennium. Back then, technology was just beginning its march into all aspects of modern life, including education. Earlier this year, I took a fully online course and was pleasantly surprised, not only by its intellectual rigor but also by the virtual

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  • Virtual reality is coming. Is that a good thing?

    Virtual reality is coming. Is that a good thing?0

    The Financial Times has an interesting piece celebrating the developments afoot in the virtual reality (VR) sector. According to Roy Taylor, a vice-president of the chipmaker AMD: “’VR is happening here on a scale and with an energy you can’t believe,’ he said. ‘The universities are pouring millions of dollars into it. I don’t think

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  • Virtual Church, Virtual Connection

    Virtual Church, Virtual Connection1

    When the COVID-19 mania spiraled into lockdowns, many of us turned to virtual substitutes for key parts of our lives—work, school, socializing, and even religion. In many cases, we’ve returned to the real world, or we at least are no longer mandated to use the virtual option. But when it comes to choosing whether to

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  • Virginia’s Would-Be Gun Grabbers Likely to Face Blowback

    Virginia’s Would-Be Gun Grabbers Likely to Face Blowback0

    Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam apologized for his medical school blackface stunt, but he will have much more to apologize for if he signs into law a bill that attacks Virginia residents’ Second Amendment rights. The measure is Senate Bill 16, which would ban “assault” firearms and certain firearm magazines. Since Democrats have seized control of

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  • Virginia May Hike Minimum Wage to $15 in 2020

    Virginia May Hike Minimum Wage to $15 in 20200

    Companies that moved from California to Virginia to escape taxes and red tape are in for a surprise. Virginia now is moving towards mimicking California’s economic mistakes, such as costly labor and employment regulations that wipe out hundreds of thousands of jobs. In 2020, the Virginia legislature is likely to join the liberal bastions of

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