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Proposed Topics for President Ryan’s Podcast

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan hosts “Inside UVA,” a podcast designed to highlight the “inner workings” of the University of Virginia. Over the past two seasons, he has chatted with figures…
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UVa GOP, Dems Back on Speaking Terms

Kudos to the Karsh Institute of Democracy for organizing an event, “Talking Across Differences,” that brought young Republicans and Democrats together for a bridge-building dinner of conversation at the Colonnade Club. Kudos…
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Religious-Rights Speaker Stirs Controversy

by James A. BaconThree days ago the National Lawyers Guild at UVA condemned the invitation of Erin Hawley, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, to a Federalist Society event previewing a…
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The Commissars of Charlottesville

by James C. SherlockLeon Trotsky, who headed the Red Army from 1917-22, did not trust it.On 6 April 1918, he wrote in Isvestia: The military commissar is the direct political agent of…

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Optional SATs Are Here to Stay

by James A. BaconThere are two broad trends driving change in the admissions policies of higher-ed institutions these days. The first is the declining number of students enrolling in colleges and universities.…

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