Category: Culture wars
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A Dangerous Bill
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The General Assembly has passed, and has sent to the governor for her review, legislation that would require that any “program of instruction on or relating to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol” shall: “1. Not describe, portray, or present as credible a description or portrayal of the…
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Fairfax Prosecutor Was Warned Repeatedly About Violent Illegal Alien
by Kerry Dougherty On Wednesday we wrote about the cruel – and preventable – murder of 41-year-old Stephanie Minter in Fairfax County last month. She was stabbed to death at a bus stop allegedly by Abdul Jollah, an illegal alien and a one-man crime spree. He had been arrested at least 30 times for everything…
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Justice for Marvin Waters?
Who, you might wonder, is the victim Marvin Waters? From his family’s GoFundMe page: “On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, our beloved Marvin Waters was taken from us in the most heartbreaking and violent way. “He was stabbed and killed while waiting at a bus stop near Richmond Highway and North Kings Highway in Groveton, Fairfax County, Virginia.…
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Albemarle School Board Moves to Shut Down TPUSA Chapter
by Victoria Manning The Albemarle School Board is trying to shut down the largest TPUSA chapter in the nation after the TPUSA club scheduled Erika Kirk to speak at its April meeting. Current district policy allows outside speakers on campus. But the school board recently attempted to shut down another conservative speaker attending the TPUSA…
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VMI Under Siege
The fight for military excellence is only beginning. by Bronson Winslow After regaining full control of Virginia’s government in November, Democrats swiftly abandoned their carefully cultivated image of moderation. Already by January they had begun advancing sweeping ideological priorities, with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates at the forefront. Among their most prominent targets was…
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Hazing Revisited
by Buddy Weber Last week, the Free Press published an article by Catherine Morrissette, “Why Hazing Makes Better Men.” The impetus for the article was the release of some police body cam footage of an initiation ritual in the basement of a fraternity at the University of Iowa. The footage went viral and the responses…
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Fairfax International Teachers Program Costs More…
… but, hey, it reduces whiteness! by Stephanie Arora-LundquistRepublished with permission from IWFeatures It’s no secret that Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is trying to socially engineer its hiring practices to reduce the number of white teachers and administrators with the aim of increasing racial diversity. In a December 2025 report, senior leadership proudly displayed pie charts showing…
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A Plea to Save Capitol Square Statues
Delegate Lee Ware, R-Powhatan, delivered the following speech on the floor of the House of Delegates yesterday. — JAB Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak to a bill that will shortly come before us. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, please allow me to meditate with you as a student of history and, for over…
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VDH Rejects CDC Vaccination Guideline Changes
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Virginia has joined 23 other states and the District of Columbia in rejecting the new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control regarding childhood vaccinations. The CDC guidelines no longer include hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, flu, COVID-19 and meningitis in the routine immunization schedule. Explaining that the recent changes in the…
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Will Virginia Criminalize Opposition to Islam?
by Daniel Greenfield Senator Saddam Azlan Salim, D-Faircax, claims that Virginia is in the middle of an ‘Islamophobia’ crisis. The second Muslim selected for the state senate, after Ghazala Hashmi who is now Virginia’s Lt. Governor, the Bangladeshi immigrant, from a country where non-Muslims are being murdered in the streets, has made complaining about “Islamophobia”…
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Why Stonewall Jackson Is Still Worth Honoring
by Donald Smith The Capitol Square Preservation Council, which has the mission to review any major changes to the monuments in Capitol Square. Although it still exists, it has been defunded and no longer operates. These are my prepared remarks for the presentation I would gladly offer to the council, should it convene again, to…
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A Recent Graduate’sTake on VMI
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Because I have no personal contact or knowledge of VMI, I have been loath to weigh in on the debates that have been raging on this blog. However, last week, I had the opportunity to have an extended conversation with a recent VMI graduate, which I found enlightening. Here is some background about…
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The Surreptitious Disappearance of the Capitol Square Preservation Council
by Don Smith Breathtaking. Unsettling. Healing. Those meant-to-catch-your-attention words come from an article by the British newspaper The Guardian on the “reimagined” statue of Stonewall Jackson, currently on display at a contemporary “art” museum in Los Angeles. Now, as members of The Guardian’s target audience — progressives — take full control of Virginia’s state government,…
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It’s Not Just an Act
Loudoun School officials really do think unhappy parents are potential terrorists. Don’t go — there’s more!
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Spanberger Signs Bills to Send Constitutional Amendments to Voters
Governor Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after signing legislation to set referendums on proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution (my bold, JAB): “Virginia voters deserve the opportunity to respond to the nationwide attacks on our rights, freedoms, and elections. Everyone deserves the freedom to marry who they love — and Virginia’s Constitution should…