If you want a case study in why much of the public believes nothing emanating from the mainstream media, read The Washington Post’s latest smear job on the Virginia Military Institute.
All in Bacon's Rebellion
“Let Them Die”
The rhetoric is getting ugly out there, folks.
Time to Take the Fentanyl Scourge Seriously
Drug dealers are lacing opioids, marijuana and cocaine with fentanyl in the Washington area, reports The Washington Post. The city medical examiner identified the super-addictive and often deadly drug in 95% of the 85 overdose deaths through March this year.
Can Poll Workers Halt Maskless People from Voting?
New laws include making it easier for people to vote by absentee ballot, letting people vote early in person, providing curbside voting for people with disabilities, and banning the carrying of firearms within 40 feet of a polling place.
How, then, was it not also “voter suppression” if poll workers hassle people who tried to vote without a mask?
Are Poor Rural White Wise County Evangelicals More Antiracist than the Wealthy, Urbane Citizens of Loudoun?
Many are fascinated with the nationally infamous Loudoun County School Board. Board members seem preoccupied with driving social change without pausing to look at data.
Fight the Machine, File for an Exemption!
The Young Americans for Liberty chapter at Virginia Tech delivered a petition with about 500 signatures urging the university to end a policy requiring students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to take classes in the fall
Now They’re Gunning for Patrick Henry
The State Board for Community Colleges has told Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) to change its name. The issue: Henry owned slaves.
What to Do with Virginia’s Pile O’ Money
Virginia is expected to close out the year with a $2 billion budget surplus. An estimated $900 million is required under the state constitution to go into a rainy day reserve fund. That leaves roughly $1.1 billion for the next General Assembly and Governor of Virginia to play with.
Herd Immunity Versus Herd Insanity
Like 450 other higher-ed institutions across the United States, the University of Virginia will require all students to be fully vaccinated for the COVID-19 vaccine if they want to return to classes this fall.
Wind Power Is Beautiful But Expensive
Offshore wind turbines are works of engineering beauty. Soaring as high as the Washington Monument, they are a magnificent sight to behold, as I saw for myself on an excursion Wednesday to view Dominion Energy’s two experimental wind turbines up close.
Do Fatal Police Shootings Indicate Racism?
As protesters marched in many Virginia cities last year in protest of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., many Virginia politicians suggested that the kind of police abuses occurring in other states were endemic here in Virginia.
A Volatile Mix: Sex, Obsession, Microaggressions and Mental Health at UVa
Kieran Bhattacharya, a University of Virginia School of Medicine student who claims he was expelled for challenging left-wing political orthodoxy at the school, has filed new papers expanding upon his allegations.
North Carolina AG Investigation Quashes Sentara/Cone Health Merger
In the big merger equivalent of “spend more time with our families,” Cone and Sentara issued a joint statement on June 2 that they “have jointly decided not to move forward” with their planned merger.
W&L Board Keeps Lee in University Name
In a 22-to-6 decision, the Washington & Lee Board of Trustees voted today to keep the Lee in its name.
Paul Marik: COVID Quack or Pandemic Hero?
Across the state of Virginia, the fatality rate for COVID-19 patients entering hospitals has been 37.7%. Put another way, nearly two of every five patients died, according to Virginia Department of Health data. But in Norfolk, only 25.8% died. What accounts for that disparity?
No Vaccination Mandates for Community Colleges
In stark contrast to the University of Virginia, James Madison University, and the College of William & Mary, the Virginia Community College System board has decided not to require students to be vaccinated in order to attend classes in the fall.
As COVID Recedes, Focus on the Other Epidemic
According to Virginia Department of Health data, the number of Virginians who died from drug overdoses in 2020 increased 41%.
Would Someone Please Explain the “Science”?
Let me get this straight. The University of Virginia has just announced that all students returning to the university starting July 1 must be fully vaccinated, or they will be barred from entering the grounds. But employees, while urged to get vaccinated, are under no such mandate.
Slater Resigns from SCHEV, Citing Political Interference from Governor’s Office
Looks like Gov. Ralph Northam and his sidekicks have been meddling again, costing Virginia a fine public servant. And tainting the results of the VMI investigation due out on June 1.