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Foreword:  Below you will find a very well written and important plea to the University Administration about legal action recently instituted by Phi Zeta Delta, known previously as Phi Delt, and the Phi Delt Corporation.  Why is this important?  Mainly for two reasons. One is the on-campus preservation of a robust Greek Life institutional structure.  The…

For more and more Americans, these words spell out the real meaning of DEI. George Orwell despaired at the linguistic atrocities of propagandists, but he did offer one bit of hope in his famous essay, “Politics and the English language.”  While lamenting that “political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible,” he…

Judith Conlon wrote a letter published in the Lexington Gazette on Feb. 7. Mr. Kinney responded in his Feb. 13 letter to the Lexington News-Gazette. I read Mr. Kinney’s letter. I am a 1974 alumnus of Washington and Lee. I have worked with students on campus since 2015; I offer my perspective. Ad Hominem: Mr.…

We are excited about this month’s publication of “Un-Cancel Robert E. Lee: An Open Letter to the Trustees of Washington and Lee University” by TGR board member Gib Kerr. The book is a long-overdue defense of Lee, a critique of the toxic cancel culture that has consumed higher education, and a call for Lee to…

“Two, Four, Six, Eight, America was Never Great!” “We are Hamas!” “From the River to the Sea!” Visit many college campuses these days and the air will be ringing with these chants from our next generation of leaders (as well as some well-placed outside agitators). These increasingly aggressive protests are a direct result of the…

Dear Friends, Greetings from The Generals Redoubt. We hope this message finds you well, in good health, and enjoying the splendors of Springtime! As we reflect on the past year, The Generals Redoubt is filled with gratitude for your continued support of our mission to advance the unique history and traditions of Washington and Lee…

Cancel culture is all about tearing things down. It is inherently destructive. It builds nothing. It creates nothing. It only destroys. Like the Vandals who destroyed Rome, cancel culture is destroying American culture. Systematically, it seeks to target and eliminate America’s heroes. It rages against symbols of our cherished traditions, urging its hateful mobs to…

By John Lane, ‘74 Washington and Lee University has dropped its mandatory swim test for students beginning with the class of 2027. The university’s much ballyhooed $22.4 million natatorium opened in 2017. Among other features, it offers “wet classrooms.” Do you hear the loud clanging of cognitive dissonance yet?  The university offers state-of-the-art aquatic facilities without…

American culture has been riven in the past decade or two with a destructive practice, often called Cancel Culture.  It embraces the erasure of institutions and individuals for failing to embrace what has come to be known as woke ideology and its companion theory of identity synthesis.  A widespread aspect of it is found in…