If you define “racism” by differential outcomes, that’s about as racist as it gets.
McAuliffe Tries To Change The Subject
No wonder McAuliffe can’t stop talking about Trump. He doesn’t want to talk about plummeting test scores, rapes in girls’ lavatories or students in ankle bracelets shooting their classmates. I don’t blame him.
Kamala Harris, Bad Actor
Hey, it’s not just me. Remember 2019? Even Democrats couldn’t stand her.
Did Loudoun County School Officials Cover Up A Rape?
According to news reports and the alleged victim’s father, on May 28 at Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County, a boy who sometimes dressed as a female, went into the girl’s lavatory and allegedly raped a 9th grade girl.
Bedlam At Southwest Airlines
If the Southwest anarchy is the result of pilots quietly resisting vaccine mandates, I applaud their courage.
Art Institute of Chicago Sacks Suburban White Women
Seems too many of the volunteer docents were well-off white women. You know, loathsome do-gooders, reeking of white privilege, who gave generously of their time and talent.
W&L Alumni Rebels Deploy Nuclear Option
Yes, the name has been retained, but the W&L we remember remains in name only.
The Tide Celebrates Ten Years of Waste
The Tide, Norfolk’s light-rail line, has been open to the public for ten years
Desperate Democrats Demand Medical Records
I’m old enough to remember when medical information was considered private.
Is The Washington Post Trying To Throw The Election To McAuliffe?
Here’s the Washington Post’s take on the Critical Race Theory furor in Northern Virginia: Nothing to see here, move along now.
Chasing Senator Sinema
The increasing willingness of unhinged antagonists to follow public figures into their private lives - shoot, their most private moments - shouting slogans and sticking cameras in their faces is unacceptable and dangerous. Someone’s going to get hurt.
Virginia Beach: Will Cronyism Make A Comeback?
Any member of city council who ran on a platform of transparency and open government - that’s every damn one of them - should vote to conduct the public’s business in the open tonight. No closed-door sessions.
Biden Administration: Stop Saying You’re Sorry And Enforce U.S. Immigration Laws. For A Change
At the risk of sounding a tad insensitive, I have news for Juan Gonzalez: He doesn’t speak for me. I’m not at all sorry we’re rounding up illegal aliens who break the law to enter our country.
Parents Vs. the Political Class
Who is sovereign in the United States — the people or the cultural elite and political class? Whose values should be reflected in the public schools — those of the people or those of the cultural elite and the political class?
With a $14.5 Billion Endowment, Are UVa Leaders Accountable to Anyone But Themselves?
The University of Virginia endowment racked up a breathtaking 49% investment return in the year ending June 30, 2021, bringing the total value of the university’s investments to $14.5 billion.
Friday Lagniappe
Do not call, text or email me on Saturday between 3:30 and 7:30. You’ve been warned.
Hey CDC, Admit It: Those Are Pregnant WOMEN
News flash: I’m a woman and I did something ONLY women can do: I gave birth to two babies. So drop the nutty “pregnant people” jargon.
Youngkin V. McAuliffe
McAuliffe turned off the charm last night and turned on the attack. He tried his best to make Youngkin look like a far-right “tin-foil hat” candidate, but it didn’t work. Where McAuliffe was angry and emotional, Youngkin was reasonable and well-prepared.
Northam’s Scare Tactics
This sort of hyperbolic rhetoric, from a medical doctor, is unprofessional. Northam knows darn well that this disease is survivable by close to 99 percent of the people who contract it. Yet he engaged in crazy talk.