Deneen and Mangual to Speak at UVa

Feb 16

Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend! The Jefferson Council gives a shout-out to our friends at the Blue Ridge Center and the University of Virginia chapter of The Burke Society for bringing two notable conservative speakers to the grounds.From the Burke Society: Tonight (Feb. 16) Patrick Deneen, a Notre Dame professor and author of "Why Liberalism Failed," will speak on the topic, "The Use and Abuse of the American Founding." The meeting will be held in the Rotunda, West Oval Room. To register click here.From the Blue Ridge Center: On Feb. 20, Rafael A. Mangual, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of "Criminal Injustice: What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts the Most," will speak 6:30 p.m. at Monroe 124. Pizza will be provided!

James Bacon

After a 25-year career in Virginia journalism, James A. Bacon founded Bacon’s Rebellion in 2002 a blog with the goal of “Reinventing Virginia for the 21st Century.” Its focus is on building more prosperous, livable and sustainable communities. In recent years he has concentrated more on the spread of “woke” ideology in K-12 schools, the criminal justice system, higher education, and medicine.

In 2021, he co-founded The Jefferson Council to preserve free speech, intellectual diversity, and the Jeffersonian legacy at his alma mater the University of Virginia. He previously served as the organization’s executive director, now serving as congributing editor.

Aside from blogging, Bacon writes books. His first was Boomergeddon: How Runaway Deficits Will Bankrupt the Country and Ruin Retirement for Aging Baby Boomers — And What You Can Do About It, followed by Maverick Miner: How E. Morgan Massey Became a Coal Industry Legend and a work of science fiction, Dust Mites: the Siege of Airlock Three.

A Virginian through-and-through, Bacon lives in Richmond with his wife Laura.

https://www.baconsrebellion.com/wp/

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