Tag: Joe Fitzgera;d

  • Whose Rights?

    by Joe Fitzgerald One thing you have to give the parental rights authoritarians. At least they’re more honest about their goals than some of their thematic ancestors. Slave codes were not slave codes. They were master codes. Leftists in the 1950s weren’t involved in unamerican activities. The House committee harassing them was. Dissent and disagreement…

  • Skating Past FOIA in Harrisonburg

    by Joe Fitzgerald Public officials will sometimes self-censor their emails, memos, and even texts for fear they’ll be embarrassed or caught telling the truth if a Freedom of Information request is filed. You’d think that caution would make them better communicators. Recent history proves that’s not the case. Sometimes it seems the Freedom of Information…