Category: Democracy and Western Civilization
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“Death to America”
The event was not registered as required by university policy. But Virginia Tech allowed it to proceed unimpeded at McBryde Hall, Room 202.
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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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Parental Involvement an Afterthought in Fairfax County Public School Prayer Rooms
by Stephanie Lundquist-AroraRepublished with permission from IWFeatures On September 8, during the Religious Liberty Commission’s hearing at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump announced upcoming guidance from the Department of Education regarding prayer in public schools. He said, “I am pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Education will…
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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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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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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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Celebrate the 4th!
While we’re celebrating the 4th of July, acknowledging the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Pa., let us not forget Virginia’s role in the war for independence. Self-loathing Americans — and there are plenty of them; the percentage of Americans who are “proud” to be American” has hit a new low — criticize…
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Dedicating a Statue to George Washington — in London
When Governor Glenn Youngkin visited France and the UK last week on an economic development trip, he rededicated the London statue of George Washington at Trafalgar Square gifted by the United States. Imagine that: the Brits honoring a statue of a traitor to the crown! One wonders what the reaction would have been if Youngkin…
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Kings, Colonialists and Naked Bike Riders
by James A. Bacon I’ve just come back from vacation in England and found it to be a nation of vivid contradictions offering parallels to what we’re experiencing in Virginia. The United Kingdom is torn by the same battle between wokery and tradition as the Old Dominion. Statues have fallen — most notably of Cecil…
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George Floyd Hysteria Cancelled President John Tyler
by Kerry Dougherty The death of convicted felon and Minneapolis drug addict George Floyd five years ago at the hands of a police officer did more than trigger race riots across the nation, cause an estimated $1-2 billion in damage and take the life of at least one person, retired St. Louis Police Officer David…
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Making America Great Again
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Is this what makes America great again? Before you answer, consider: Finally, can anyone identify a period in this country’s history (“again”) when such actions were considered to have made America great?
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Suspended UVA Tour Guides Return to Besmirch Jefferson’s Legacy
This post is republished with permission from The Babbling Beaver, a website that satirizes wokeness at MIT and has branched out to other universities. It’s as entertaining as The Babylon Bee. Bacon’s Rebellion readers should check it out! JAB The University of Virginia’s student-led guide service was a fixture on campus, giving historical and admissions…
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What the #&%@? A Hamas Advocate on the VMI Faculty?
by Sal Vitale For several years, I, along with other concerned alumni, diligently worked to restore the “Old Corps” leadership and ideals to the management of the Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association. Our efforts faced resistance from those in charge, and now we find ourselves also grappling with issues far beyond governance of the Alumni…
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Reilly Riffs on the Culture Wars
Willfred Reilly, author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America’s School Curricula,” is one of conservatism’s most versatile culture warriors. Slavery, Native Americans, DEI, hippies, colonialism, capitalism, white flight, nuclear weapons, you name it, he takes it on. He touched on several of those topics earlier this month at…
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Hey, Virginia Beach, Acknowledge THIS! — the Deep Dive Podcast
Lila Maverick and Jaxon Wilder, Bacon’s Rebellion’s AI-generated avatars courtesy of Google Notebook, conduct an amazing conversation based on my previous post, “Hey, Virginia Beach, Acknowledge THIS.” I hate to admit it, but their chat is better than the column it’s based on. All I can say is, Lila and Jaxon, please, please don’t take…