Author: James A. Bacon
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Classrooms or Campaigns?
Virginia legislators have passed three bills this year to dilute and politicize history and civics instruction in public schools, accelerating the undeniable trend of indoctrination in the state’s public schools. by Stephanie Lundquist-AroraPublished originally in IWFeatures Last week, a Fairfax County mother said her twin 14-year-old sons were each encouraged by two public school civics teachers to urge their…
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Lawsuit Challenges Virginia’s Abortion Amendment as Deceptive
Physicians are suing to block a ballot question they say conceals the true scope of the legislation. by Victoria Manning A group of physicians and other medical professionals along with a local voter have filed a lawsuit challenging an abortion-related constitutional amendment on Virginia’s ballot this November. The complaint alleges that the ballot question adopted…
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After the Vote, What’s Next for Virginia’s New Rigged Maps?
by Ali Ahmad Between Friday March 6th and Tuesday April 21st, a narrow majority of Virginia voters went to the polls (or to their mailboxes) and voted in favor of the disenfranchisement of rural Virginia, as part of a national effort to make New York Representative Hakeem Jefferies the Speaker of the House next year.…
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Virginia Supremes Deny Emergency Appeal to Certify Gerrymander
by Scott Dreyer On April 28, the State Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal from Attorney General Jay Jones to certify the ballots from the April 21 yes/no gerrymandering election. This means, instead of the high court now greenlighting an acceptance of the results from the controversial election, they will continue to deliberate before issuing their opinion, thus keeping…
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Let Your Rage Fuel You
by Kerry Dougherty Here are four words I never thought I’d utter: Abigail Spanberger was right. During the campaign she urged Virginia to be fueled by rage. Well, after watching the patently illegal shenanigans by the “10 effing 1” Democrat crowd I’m feeling the rage and it’s fueling my desire to see Southern states go…
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Maintaining the Narrative: Lies by Omission
Question: Has a Virginia newspaper, TV station or public radio station yet reported on the DOJ allegations against the Southern Poverty Law Center funding of racist groups? Copilot: No Virginia-based newspaper, TV station, or public radio outlet has yet published coverage of the DOJ’s April 2026 indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center. As of late…
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Left-Wing Money Paid For Deadly 2017 Charlottesville “Hate Rally”
by Scott Dreyer On April 21, when many Virginians were focused on the gerrymander election, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) made a bombshell announcement: The innocuously-named Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which for decades has posted a “Hate Map” where they targeted many right-wing individuals and groups, often including those holding pro-life, biblical, and/or conservative views,…
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How the Southern Poverty Law Center Con Infiltrated Every Power Pillar in the U.S.
We can finally stop pretending cries of ‘racism’ are anything more than failed leftist political talking points. by Beth Brelje When the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) last week on 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering, it revealed…
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Vacationing on Sharp’s Island
by Jon Baliles Apologies for being away from the keyboard, but when dealing with and reading and writing about the City of Richmond, everyone deserves (and needs) a little R&R now and then. So while I am away, take a visit to Sharp’s Island in the middle of the James River just west of the…
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Reading The Virginia Supreme Court Tea Leaves
by Kerry Dougherty These are the parlor games court watchers are playing in Virginia as the commonwealth’s Supreme Court justices mull one of the most consequential decisions of their careers. The seven justices will decide if the recent redistricting referendum, the one restoring gerrymandering to Virginia, will stand. It shouldn’t. And the entire country is…
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Jeri Seidman Must Resign
Before her appointment as faculty representative to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, the then-chair of the Faculty Senate manipulated the student council president to advance her campaign against the previous board. by the Jefferson Council UVA’s Faculty Senate has spent the better part of the last year delivering lectures on transparency, trust, and…
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Virginia Democrats and Their Dysfunctional Election
Four hours is one thing, but 45 days? See a (juris) doctor. by Shaun Kenney Color me just a tiny bit surprised that the Great Seal of the Supreme Court of Virginia hasn’t been cancelled just yet. For those who have always wondered, Iustitia is holding the scales of justice in her left hand and petting what…
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Scrapping the Work of the Founding Fathers
Dems are crafting a revolution with an end-run around the Constitution. by John Lucas Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has just cemented her place in history as one of the most radical and dishonest governors in the country. She has a lot of competition for that title, but she is doing her best to surpass all…
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Dems & Media Lapdogs Created An Assassination-Friendly Environment
by Kerry Dougherty I have two words for anyone who campaigned for or voted for Jay Jones and who now is calling for an end to violent rhetoric: Shut up. Case in point, Gov. Abigail Spanberger. After merrily campaigning with Jay “Two Bullets” Jones she’s suddenly against violence. This comes after a would-be assassin was…