WHAT DO Tom DeLay, Newt Gingrich, Richard Nixon and yours truly have in common? No -- it's not that we're all crooks. Rather, as was the case with those notorious figures, friends and foes alike will greet news of my retirement with mixed feelings.
Critics on the left will feel relieved, but also empty, to have one less annoying conservative columnist to kick around. As for my friends on the right, they might be just a little bit saddened, but perhaps also somewhat relieved, by the departure of another stalwart who took the conservative case to logical (and perhaps unpopular) conclusions.
As for me, I have no mixed feelings. Given the chance to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. As Frank Sinatra said, "Regrets, I have a few, but then again, too few to mention
Read More
RASHID: The time to expand the students’ role at the administrative level is now
By Muhammad Ali Rashid | 2 days agoSo long as students’ power is limited to an advisory role in the administration, governance at the University will remain fragile.
KING: Why are Virginia Democrats the only ones defending Virginia’s authority?
By Michael King | 4 days agoThe time has come for the Governor and Attorney General to stop abandoning their duty to defend Virginia.
A statement on the U.Va. presidential leadership transition by Ubunye
By Ubunye | 5 days agoHaving six Black persons is an unexpected improvement over past search committees of this stature and importance.
