Alumni unhappy about recent developments at the University of Virginia claim to have withdrawn $150 million or more in pledged financial support for the institution. Money talks in academia as elsewhere.
Snow Days For Remote Learners?
Ever get the feeling that educators are just plain tired of doing their jobs?
Amanda Chase: Chasing The Crazy Vote
Just what Virginia needs. Another governor with tyrannical impulses. Not that Chase has even a remote chance of winning.
Covid Vaccine: A Christmas Miracle
Masks and lockdowns won’t end the pandemic. A vaccine will. And it’s here.
Scenes From The Road: 2,269 Miles, 10 States, 2 Snowstorms, 3 Days.
A road trip with no time to enjoy the scenery is ridiculous. A road trip in winter with no time to stop for snow and ice is crazy.
Northam’s New Rules. Worse Than The Old Ones.
As usual, Northam’s edicts had nothing to do with science or data, despite his insistence that he was being guided by both.
What Do We Do “For the Children” Now?
Pretending normal learning happened will sentence an entire generation of students, especially the most disadvantaged, to lives permanently challenged by the education they missed but were credited for.
Richmond Schools Discover that the Shutdown Magnifies Mental Illness
Richmond schools are experiencing an “alarming surge” in mental health issues — depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation
Santa Land: No Place For Politics.
Could 2020 get any worse? Bad enough that kids have to see Santa through masks and plexiglass, but must they also be subjected to leftie lectures from opinionated fat men in polyester suits?
What Fresh Hell Awaits Virginia Today?
What liberties will his excellency stomp on today?
Virginia’s Soft-On Crime Parole Board Releasing Another Killer
When (Gregory Joyner) was photographed going to trial for the murder and rape of Sarah, he smiled and said ‘get my good side.’
Fightin’ Joe Morrissey. In Hot Water. Again.
Morrissey insists the prosecution is political. And he’s probably right. Very little happens in Richmond these days that isn’t steeped in politics.
If Your Porch Is Piled With Amazon Packages Shut Up About Stay-At-Home Orders
The most galling aspect of shutdowns is that they work only for the middle class, which can hide at home while the working class fetches things for them.
Walter Williams RIP
Virginia conservatives lost one of their intellectual heroes earlier today when Walter Williams passed away at the age of 83.
Does a $9 Billion Carbon Tax Get Your Attention?
The 2021 General Assembly is now six weeks away, with the holidays in between. We know no more about the coming Northam Administration proposal to impose a carbon tax and rationing scheme on our motor fuels than we did months ago. Keeping you uninformed may be part of the plan.
Psssst, Joe. We’re Already Wearing Masks.
Now Biden’s saying that mask wearing will end on April 29, 2021. As if anyone would believe it. That’s more than 400 days after Americans were suckered into “15 days to flatten the curve.”
Northam Refrains From Expanding Covid-19 Restrictions. For Now.
Reading slowly from his notes, as always, Northam warned that if numbers continue to spike “everything is on the table.”
Guess What’s Trending on Twitter? #CNNTapes.
Looks like CNN’s Jeff Zucker now knows what it feels like to be the victim of an eavesdropper.
Fauci Finally Calls For Schools To Reopen
As a result of Fauci’s terrible advice, American schoolchildren are depressed, fat and failing. They’ve been sitting home for nine months, learning little as they serve as guinea pigs in a fear-fueled experiment in education.