[HiTech RedNeck]

Well, on the other hand, maybe they thought the Post, being liberal, would turn a blind eye.

Well, not so much this time.

[MUDDOG]

There are probably a lot of connections of people in DC and at the Post to UVA, so there was an interest there.

Whereas if it had been say U. of Nebraska, eh.

[catnipman]

Lots of claims that Jeff Bezos has libertarian leanings, and there has in fact been a subtle shift in some of the stuff WaPo publishes since Bezos bought them.