Let’s not be stupid together

I thought my capacity for shock had been completely lost. But reading this message, which went out this morning to all public employees of the State of Virginia, stunned me: Good morning, State Colleagues: Many of you saw the Proclamation issued by the Governor last night asking Virginians to pause at noon today to reflect and pray for Charlie Kirk’s family, to reject all forms of violence, and for our Commonwealth and Nation to stand together. (You may find the Official Proclamation here.) Just as our Nation joined together after September 11th, so too must we make a similar and lasting commitment to defeat the evils that harm our democracy. Apparently, I learned on social media, even Williams College, in […]