Category: Civil Rights, Individual Liberties
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Resorts Like Airports
by Jon Baliles There has been a lot of boasting from the casino advocates about their partnership with Kentucky-based Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI). The rebranded Richmond Grand casino developer Urban One is a radio and TV conglomerate that has said they are partnering with CDI because of their huge capitalization and experience with casinos. But…
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In Defense of Painful Free Speech
by Allan Stam The horrific attacks of October 7th on Jews in Israel have prompted pro-Palestinian groups, including several at UVA, to rally in support of Hamas. In recent days, we have heard growing calls for support of Palestinians and condemnation of Israel as the Israeli Defense Forces and Iranโs proxies โ Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic…
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Free Speech and Advocacy of Genocide
๏ปฟ by James A. Bacon Chanting “Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea,” hundreds of pro-Palestinian students held a protest on the Lawn at the University of Virginia yesterday. As reported by The Washington Free-Beacon, they demanded the Biden administration defund aid to Israel. The event was part of a national “walkout”…
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Crime and Punishment in Charlottesville
by James C. Sherlock UVa and Harvard are the two campuses most often cited by the national and world press as homes to the worst actors after October 7. It is easy work. I posted a column on Saturday making a series of recommendations for actions by the University of Virginia to protect its Jewish…
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“Hate” Speech Does Not Make Students “Unsafe”
by James A. Bacon There is a widespread notion among militant leftists at the University of Virginia, as there is in universities across the Commonwealth, that exposure to objectionable ideas causes “harm” to those who hear them and, thus, should be suppressed. This logic is a totalitarian wolf in sheep’s clothing. While I do not…
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Hatred of Jews at UVa – A Pot Brewed in the Faculty Lounge Boils Over
by James C. Sherlock Israel was attacked by Hamas on October 7. On October 8, this letter was issued in Charlottesville. โEventsโ were โa step towards a free Palestine.โ On October 11, President James Ryan issued a strong message condemning the savage Hamas massacre in Israel. He deserves credit for that, but has not gotten…
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Deep Dive: Casinos, Highways, and Ignoring RVA Voters
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by Jon Baliles Republished with permission from RVA 5×5. They say the past is prologue and that if you don’t learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it, among other famous quotes that have stood the test of time. And they have a factor of truth and lesson in them. And so is the…
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“Completely Ignored by Our School”: Roanoke College Swimmers, Part 4
by Scott Dreyer At Hotel Roanoke on October 5, members of the Roanoke College womenโs swim team calmly and clearly delivered blistering indictments of what they described as failed, unresponsive leadership at their school, the NCAA, and USA Swimming. Some of their gut-wrenching stories about being forced to train, compete, and share facilities with a…
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“We Were Silenced”: Roanoke Swimmers, Part 3
by Scott Dreyer As reported in Parts One and Two, ten members of the Roanoke College womenโs swim team held an โNCAA โ Save Womenโs Sports!โ press conference on October 5 at Hotel Roanoke, to draw attention to what they described as โemotional blackmailโ and โneglectโ at the hands of their school administrators, NCAA, and…
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Youngkin Orders Flags at Half-Mast to Honor the Dead in Israel
by The Republican Standard Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an order Sunday to fly flags around the state at half-staff. This was the statement issued by his office: โIn accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia…
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“My Defeat Was Written in Biology”: Roanoke College Swimmers, Part 2
by Scott Dreyer As reported in Part 1, in a move hailed as โhistoricโ and โfirst in the nation,โ members of the Roanoke College womenโs swim team held a press conference at Hotel Roanoke on October 5 to highlight the emotional, mental, academic and physical trauma they have been experiencing this semester. In essence, the…
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Roanoke College Swimmers Stand Up for Equality
by Scott Dreyer At noon on Thursday, October 5, the Hotel Roanokeโs Washington Lecture Hall was the scene of a press conference featuring ten members of the Roanoke College womenโs swim team. Aided by Riley Gaines and several womenโs rights groups, they sought to shine a spotlight on what they portrayed as gross negligence and…
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Youngkinโs โBromanceโ with Petersburgโs Mayor
by Kerry Dougherty They tried. Lord knows they did their best to find fault. But even the leftie Washington Post was forced to hold its nose and admit that Gov. Glenn Youngkinโs commitment to his signature program — โPartnership for Petersburgโ — is genuine and getting results. For more than a year, Youngkin has been…
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Meeting the Free Speech Challenge in Richmond
by Scott Dreyer On the evening of Friday, Sept. 22 and on Saturday, Sept. 23, The Virginia Council and Common Sense Society were planning to host citizen-journalist Andy Ngo (pronounced no) at a forum in Richmond. The intention was to hear Ngo speak about his experiences exposing the violence and intimidation from leftwing Antifa and…