Three Strikes and You’re Out, Mr. Ryan

by James A. BaconIf University of Virginia President Jim Ryan wants to recruit more African-American students, faculty and staff to the university, here’s some advice: Stop reinforcing racial paranoia. Stop lending legitimacy to the idea that Blacks at the...

Not Gilly Sullivan’s Alumni Association Anymore

by James A. BaconAiming to address the lamentable decline in state/local news coverage, States Newsroom supports local news operations in 29 states, including Virginia. As Jim Sherlock detailed here, the nonprofit organization was launched in 2019 by the...

A Reminder of Why UVa Needs the Jefferson Council…

Hosted by UVa’s Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:Here are some other suggestions for the Division of DEI:Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South CarolinaCandace Owens, author and activistBen Carson, former Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJohn,...

Virginia Association of Scholars Readings, Week of Oct. 3

Quote from “The Daily Sceptic:”  “It is a fact often noted that when social scientists get involved, meaningless waffle has a tendency to surface.”Introduction to The Untold Story of Racial Classification in the U.S. Haidt Quits Academic...

AFSA Spotlight: Week of 10/7/2022

Weekly highlights from our friends at the Alumni Free Speech Alliance:Stanford Alumni Free Speech Group joined AFSA: https://www.stanfordalumnifreespeech.orgAFSA board member Lauren Noble wrote an article about Yale’s free speech...