Letter to President Ryan and the Board of Visitors

August 29, 2022Board of Visitors of the University of VirginiaPresident James E RyanThe University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA 22904Dear Members of the Board and President Ryan,As you know, on August 11 the Editorial Board of the Cavalier Daily published an article...

As Anti-Jefferson Rhetoric Swells, Ryan Stands Silent

by James A, BaconHere is what passes for logic at The Cavalier Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Virginia, a university once reputed for the excellence of its education: We reject how the University’s physical environment — one that glorifies racists,...

Bhattacharya Case Dismissed

by James A. BaconA federal judge has dismissed a case against the University of Virginia by a medical student who charged that university officials had retaliated against him for disputing the speaker’s logic in a panel discussion about microaggressions.The...

Free Speech Discredited Racism Better Than Cancel Culture Ever Could

by James A. BaconThe attacks on Bert Ellis, newly appointed member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, continue without letup. The Cavalier Daily, the UVa student newspaper, has published an article resurrecting an event from the 1974-75 academic year in...

Want a Woke Version of UVa History? Go on a Student-Guided Tour.

by James A. BaconIn June 2022 a University of Virginia alumnus took his college-bound daughter to visit Mr. Jefferson’s university. UVa was one of the young woman’s two top choices, and she looked forward to a tour of the Lawn and the Grounds. But...