Category: Civil Rights, Individual Liberties
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Youngkin: “Nobody who would cheer murder should be allowed within 100 yards of a student.”
by Scott Dreyer Many across Western Virginia and our nation have had nerves raw and on edge, first since the chilling video of a man knifing to death Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska, 23, on a light rail train in Charlotte, NC, and then the outrageous news that the killer had been arrested and released 14 times…
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A Turning Point for American Discourse
by Kameron M. Spivey Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of Charlie Kirk, a steadfast champion of conservatism and a guiding voice for college students everywhere. It is hard to gauge the full impression he left on Washington and Lee University, where he spoke in both 2019 and 2024. Not everyone on…
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The Most Important Issue Not on the Ballot in November
by J. Kennerly Davis As our fall elections rapidly approach and we consider the differing positions taken on particular issues by the individual candidates competing for our votes, it is vitally important that we first carefully consider a fundamental question not on the ballot but tied closely to the deeper meaning of this and every…
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The Latest FIRE Free Speech Ranking
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression have graded Virginia universities D grade overall in its 2026 College Free Speech Rankings. That was actually better than the national average of F. The University of Virginia was tops in the state with a 21st-place ranking out of 250 institutions, largely on the basis of its formally…
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American Rights Do NOT Come from Government
by Chap Petersen As a lawyer, I both teach Constitutional Law and argue matters which arise under the U.S. Constitution. These cases involve phrases like “right to free speech,” “free exercise of religion,” “due process” and “equal protection under the law.” The above quotes are in our U.S. Constitution — but where do those rights actually come from? At a…
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Please Get Kerry an Unabridged Copy of the Declaration of Independence
(Written in response to Kerry Dougherty’s column “Tim Kaine Needs a Copy of the Declaration of Independence.” — JAB) by Paul Goldman Kerry, you can’t trust AI. Let this be a good lesson. When Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence — later edited by Franklin and Adams to keep the…
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Tim Kaine Needs a Copy Of the Declaration of Independence
by Kerry Dougherty We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. From the Declaration of Independence. Ladies and gentlemen, l present Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia. At…
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Debate: Where Do Our Rights Come From?
The most famous line in the Declaration of Independence reads as follows: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Virginia’s junior U.S. senator Tim Kaine takes exception…
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Virginia Feminists Resist the Gender Borg
by Margot Heffernan It’s a dangerous time to be a woman, a female, regardless of age. I’ll tell you why: “Transgenderism,” the grand ideology that has corrupted virtually every corner of our society is a straight up threat to everyone, but especially to women and girls. It is a lie, a hoax, a jacked-up scam promoted…
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Virginia Dems Woo the Felon Vote
With support from top Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Jay Jones. by Hayden Ludwig A proposed amendment to Virginia’s constitution would automatically grant voting rights to felons, part of a nationwide push by the Left to curry favor with—and earn votes from—ex-criminals. Under current Virginia law, criminals permanently lose their voting rights after a felony conviction…
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High School Abortion Coverup: Read the Tick-Tock.
School district learned of abortion scandal just last week? Teacher says she warned the school district seven times. by Asra Nomani There is an important story happening in Fairfax County, Va., about a school system’s social worker who allegedly arranged and financed an abortion by a 17-year-old girl without her legal guardian’s consent or knowledge.…
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Spanberger Is Northam in a Wig
by Kerry Dougherty It was Ralph Northam’s bizarre January 2019 radio interview on WTOP’s “Ask The Governor” Show – where he tried to sugarcoat infanticide — that alarmed normal people all over the country. Had it happened before the election, Northam would have lost. As it was, days after that ghastly interview, one of Northam’s…
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Fairfax School Staff Accused of Procuring Abortions for Students Without Notifying Parents
by Kerry Dougherty If ABC news reports are true – that Fairfax county school staff arranged and bankrolled abortions for pregnant students in 2021 without informing the girls’ parents — the state should come in and take control of the district. People need to go to prison for this. FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County…
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Hashmi a Radical on Abortion, Gun Control
by Jacob Grandstaff State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, the Democrats’ pick for Virginia’s Lt. Governor, has cultivated a social policy record more suited to San Francisco and New York City than the commonwealth she seeks to represent. From her attacks on the sanctity of life to her assault on Virginians’ Second Amendment rights, her agenda represents…
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How to Craft a Happy Ending from the Ryan Saga
by Paul Goldman “[For] me, the promise of America is equal opportunity for every individual.” This is a core belief for axed University of Virginia President Jim Ryan. Read his best-known book. Most sensible Virginia Democrats would agree. Most sensible Virginia Republicans too. Ironically, the quote itself actually didn’t come from Ryan. Or any Virginia Democrat…