The gifts are under the tree - as usual, the ones I wrapped look like they were attacked by a badger, while my daughter’s packages are all sharp edges and bountiful bows.
The Year Santa Went Soft
B ack when Eisenhower was president, when TV shows were in black and white and movies weren't rated because they didn't need to be, Santa not only brought toys. He brought the family Christmas tree.
It’s Christmas. Be Prepared.
Someone surprises you with a little Yuletide token and there you are, embarrassed, empty-handed and red-faced. You feel thoughtless and cheap and want to drown yourself in the nearest bowl of egg nog.
Covid Vaccine: Congress Jumps The Queue
Members of Congress stampeded to get vaccinated all weekend, while grandma sits in a nursing home praying that today isn’t the day she gets infected.
Sack The Scarf
Toss her and her obscenely expensive array of neckwear on the White House lawn. Tell her she’s been exposed as just one more phony telling Americans what to do while doing exactly as she pleases. And we’ve had enough.
Year-Round School in Virginia until COVID Learning Losses are Made Up
COVID-related learning losses are extreme. Year-round schools are acknowledged to improve student learning, and Virginia is on board.
A Glimpse of UVa’s Fund-Raising Juggernaut
Alumni unhappy about recent developments at the University of Virginia claim to have withdrawn $150 million or more in pledged financial support for the institution.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.