Author: sherlockj
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Harvard History Professor to Lead Monticello
by James C. Sherlock She is certainly qualified. On Oct. 17 the Thomas Jefferson Foundation announced that Jane Kamensky, Harvard history professor and director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, will be the next president of Monticello. From an interview with Harvard Crimson. “The combination of celebration, commemoration, and reckoning…
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Governor Youngkin Steps to Curb Anti-Semitic Activities – How about Law Enforcement?
by James C. Sherlock Governor Glenn Youngkin took action today with an Executive Directive to “Combat Antisemitism and Anti-Religious Bigotry in the Commonwealth and on Campuses.” It is excellent, and we look forward to immediate steps by other actors in the Commonwealth.
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What is Actually Taught about the History of the Jews and the Jewish State in Virginia Schools?
by James C. Sherlock What comes first? Sadism or hatred? Does religious radicalism create sadists or do sadists flock there for approval and opportunity? Some on the radical right and the radical left in the United States share a hatred for Jews. The radical right may not be able to remember why, but pursue it…
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Foreign Student Influence in Students for Justice in Palestine Chapters at Virginia Universities and their “Allies”
by James C. Sherlock The SJP organizations at three Virginia state universities, the University of Virginia, George Mason University, and the University of Mary Washington, have been active since October 7th on the Hamas side. Some attempt to thread two needles simultaneously: to separate Gazans from their elected government, the terrorist organization Hamas, and to…
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Crime and Punishment in Charlottesville
by James C. Sherlock UVa and Harvard are the two campuses most often cited by the national and world press as homes to the worst actors after October 7. It is easy work. I posted a column on Saturday making a series of recommendations for actions by the University of Virginia to protect its Jewish…
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The Proper Understanding of the Importance of Education
by James C. Sherlock Remember the schools being shut down in Richmond for the entire academic year 2020-21 for COVID? Remember the teachers union protestations seeking the same outcome elsewhere in Virginia? Of course you do. Just a note to put that in perspective. The IDF’s Home Front Command announced yesterday that Israeli schools and…
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The Impact of Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need Laws on Nursing Home and Home Health Care Availability and Expenditures
by James C. Sherlock I have come across a major study in the National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine that made a point that I have not explored sufficiently to this point. It discusses the intersection of nursing homes, home health care, CON laws like Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need (COPN) law, and…
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Anti-Jewish Extremism at UVa — Next Steps
by James C. Sherlock The University of Virginia has made quite a national name for itself over the responses of its campus anti-Jewish extremists to the slaughter of babies in Israel. It is not a reputation it wants. On October 8th, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at UVa, an organization officially recognized by the…
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Hatred of Jews at UVa – A Pot Brewed in the Faculty Lounge Boils Over
by James C. Sherlock Israel was attacked by Hamas on October 7. On October 8, this letter was issued in Charlottesville. “Events” were “a step towards a free Palestine.” On October 11, President James Ryan issued a strong message condemning the savage Hamas massacre in Israel. He deserves credit for that, but has not gotten…
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“Girls with Pearls” in Petersburg
by James C. Sherlock It is important now more than ever to celebrate people doing the right things for the right reasons. Good should be called out where found. First Lady Suzanne Youngkin has taken helping Petersburg to heart and continues to support multiple initiatives to make that happen. She doesn’t have to do…
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National Academy of Sciences Offers Superb Recommendations for Fixing Virginia’s Nursing Home Crisis
by James C. Sherlock Sometimes, we need to listen. I just finished the 806-page 2022 report “The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families, and Staff” by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). It is downloadable at the link. That study and report were utterly professional and thorough, as…
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Another Race Institute at UVa
by James C. Sherlock Fund it and they will come. The Daily Progress reports that thanks to a $4.9 million gift from an anonymous philanthropist, a new “Institute” has been launched at UVa’s School of Law. The new organization, the Education Rights Institute, plans to “find ways to improve K-12 education and help educators address…
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Virginians Sail Towards Gaza
by James C. Sherlock The U.S. Navy has sailed towards the sounds of battle for more than 200 years. This time it is responding to the largest mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, already in the Mediterranean Sea as part of…
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Teach for America in Virginia
by James C. Sherlock One commenter on my last article was highly critical of Teach for America (TFA). I cannot let that go without refutation. Look at the map of TFA places to work. You will see that in Virginia only the inner suburbs of the D.C. area have access to those highly motivated young…
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Petersburg School Board Folds on Union Bargaining
by James C. Sherlock The Petersburg Education Association has a plan for collective bargaining. So, once, did the school board. Unanimously. We have been looking for signs of strength in the Petersburg School Board so we can believe it will take strong and innovative measures to improve the city’s dreadful schools. It is the wrong…