The Jefferson Journal
Commentary
By now you have probably seen many stories with headlines like these: “Autonomous Taxis: Why You May Never Own a Self-Driving Car”; “Self-Driving Cars Will Transform the Human Environment”; and, “Shared Mobility Solutions Improve Social Inclusion.” The last of these is from a news release announcing the latest iteration of...
(This is the third in a series that brings to the reader some basic facts about energy so that he/she can better understand the raging debate over energy supplies and environmental stewardship.) Costs of Electricity From 1929 to 1967, the inflation-adjusted average price of electricity for U.S. residential customers declined...
Not too long ago, sports facility naming rights were reserved for corporations with big bank accounts and grandiose advertising campaigns: automobile companies, banks, technology giants and beer companies. Now another category of advertiser, a disturbing one, has entered the picture: nonprofit hospitals. Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia, including Inova, have been...
The University of Virginia’s controversial $2.2 billion Strategic Investment Fund is such a great idea that UVa officials are recommending it as a model for other state universities. By adopting UVa’s approach and consolidating university reserve funds statewide, a sum that could approach $9 billion, the Commonwealth could establish an...
Thomas Jefferson recognized the important role that trade can play to benefit our nation’s economy, saying, “Commerce with other nations is not only necessary and beneficial to all parties, it is a right and a duty…” Yet, he also spoke clearly that trade must be fair, saying, “In order to...
Thomas Jefferson recognized the important role that trade can play to benefit our nation’s economy, saying, “Commerce with other nations is not only necessary and beneficial to all parties, it is a right and a duty…” Yet, he also spoke clearly that trade must be fair, saying, “In order to...
The implementation of major legislation such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) often results in fiscal outcomes that differ significantly from prior projections. Whenever this happens it leads to many questions, much confusion, and several claims and counter-claims. Rarely is it immediately clear whether the law is working differently than...
Last week we introduced Part 1, which can be read HERE. This is a continuation of this in depth look at facts pertaining the energy. These facts will hopefully make our debate over energy issues become ore fact-based and less emotionally based.) Introductory NotesIn keeping with Just Facts’ Standards of...
One of the issues that continues to confront our nation is what to do about those illegal residents living in our communities now and how to reform the entire immigration and naturalization system. A few ideas toward that end are outlined herein. First, we have to secure our borders. Whatever...
Helen Dragas, former rector of the University of Virginia, tried yesterday in op-eds published in the Roanoke Times and Daily Progress to jump-start a conversation about how to dispose of roughly $100 million a year income from a $2.3 billion “Strategic Investment Fund” cobbled together from various sources. That conversation...