If It Weren’t For Double Standards, UVa Would Have…

by James A. BaconSo… how did the University of Virginia respond to the revelation of Bert Ellis’ text messages in The Washington Post? Here’s the statement the university provided the Post. These text messages demonstrate a disappointing disregard...

“We’re like Patton. We Go forward. We Don’t Retreat.”

by James A. BaconAnd the hit jobs just keep on coming!After maligning Virginia Military Institute alumni dissident Matt Daniel two days ago, The Washington Post aims its guns today on Bert Ellis, a conservative alumnus and member of the University of Virginia Board of...

Tragedies in Charlottesville

by Loren LomaskyPoor University of Virginia, the bad luck just kept coming. In 2014 the campus was rocked by the story of a vicious gang rape perpetrated at one of the fraternities. “Story” is is the operative word; it transpired that the Rolling Stone expose was...

Deneen and Mangual to Speak at UVa

Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend! The Jefferson Council gives a shout-out to our friends at the Blue Ridge Center and the University of Virginia chapter of The Burke Society for bringing two notable conservative speakers to the...

General Assembly Confirms Youngkin’s Appointees to UVa Board

The Jefferson Council is pleased to acknowledge that the appointment of Jefferson Council President Bert Ellis and three others to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors has been confirmed by both the Virginia state senate and House of Delegates.The four...