It’s the saddest time of year again, when I have to say goodbye to yet another fabulous group of UVA Law students who have put their trust in me (and in you, the audience) for a semester of the Taboo
Shifting narratives on antisemitism
Main Thursday, December 21, 2023Shifting narratives on antisemitismI watched the HBO documentary No Accident, chronicling the civil conspiracy trial against Jason Kessler, Richard Spencer, and other organizers of “Unite the Right” in Charlottesville. The jury found the individuals and
Furman U. puts professor on leave for attending the 2017 Charlottesville rally | The College Fix
Late last month the Twitter account Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action revealed that Computer Science Professor Chris Healy attended the rally, writing What s that you re standing next to, Chris a Confederate flag? among other commentary.Furman President Elizabeth Davis noted in
Furman U. puts professor on leave for attending the 2017 Charlottesville rally | The College Fix
Late last month the Twitter account Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action revealed that Computer Science Professor Chris Healy attended the rally, writing What s that you re standing next to, Chris a Confederate flag? among other commentary.Furman President Elizabeth Davis noted in
Which Jews? (Updated)
Main Monday, January 24, 2022Which Jews? (Updated)This Wall Street Journal essay by Mark Oppenheimer on rising antisemitism has generated some heat. The basic argument is that modern antisemitism in America targets the “shrinking minority of Jews who regularly do Jewish
Charlottesville Liability And A Riot Near You
It’s understandable that many will cheer the outcome of the trial against the neo-Nazis and white supremacists stemming out of the “Unite The Right” march in Charlottesville, culminating in James Fields running down and killing counterprotestor Heather Heyer, 32. Fields
Lincoln Project Posed as Charlottesville White Supremacists at GOP Event
The Lincoln Project acknowledged they were behind the stunt after VICE News identified one of the people dressed in the photo in front of Youngkin s campaign bus as a low-level Democratic operative who has recently been working for Democratic
City Curfews: Constitutional or Not?
Post Authored by Alexandra Verven
Citizens across the nation have been exercising their First Amendment right to peaceably assemble (i.e. protest) to push to for police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. After several days of protests, where
Domestic Terror Law Could Quash Political Dissent
After state jury recommended 419 years plus life, feds allow Charlottesville killer to plead guilty to take capital charge off table
As reported in this NBC News piece, headlined “Driver in deadly car attack at Charlottesville white nationalist rally pleads guilty to federal hate crimes,” the federal government cut a plea deal to allow a hate crime killer to avoid