Bill Britt

Bill Britt is editor-in-chief at the Alabama Political Reporter and host of The Voice of Alabama Politics. You can email him at [email protected].

What conservatism once meant—and what has replaced it today

Traditional conservatism valued restraint, character, and stable institutions. Today, a politics of conflict and resentment threatens the civic foundations of democracy.

January 5, 2026

A New Year call: Character is destiny

As we begin a new year, we must recommit to truth, justice, restraint, and responsibility—because our democracy depends on civic virtue.

January 1, 2026

Will Alabama choose a governor for everyone—or only “their people”?

Alabama faces a fateful choice in 2026: unity or division, substance or performance, a governor for all citizens or only the loyal few.

December 30, 2025

How gradual erosion tested American democracy in 2025

Foundational democratic principles were tested throughout 2025, challenged by leaders who substituted performance for governance and grievance for responsibility.

December 29, 2025

What would Jesus think of our politics and our treatment of neighbors?

A Christmas reflection asking whether faith, mercy and love of neighbor still guide our public life today in American politics.

December 24, 2025

Jackson Hospital finances, bankruptcy loan, BCBS lawsuit collide

Records show rising revenue, recurring losses, a powerful DIP lender, and a reimbursement lawsuit shaping Jackson Hospital’s uncertain future ahead.

December 23, 2025

When citizens disengage, self-government erodes in Alabama

Low turnout and habit-driven politics quietly replace accountability, leaving power unchallenged and citizens forgetting their responsibility in a self-governing state.

December 22, 2025

When cruelty toward the dead reveals a deeper moral failure

Trump’s words after a critic’s death violated centuries-old moral restraints and revealed a deeper erosion of character and leadership.

December 17, 2025

MAGA’s hidden assault on pluralism endangers America’s constitutional order

America’s strength has never come from enforced uniformity, but from a Constitution built to protect freedom for all.

December 15, 2025

Alabama’s death machinery is now driven by politics, not justice

Alabama’s attorney general pushes extreme execution methods and narrow legal arguments, testing constitutional limits and abandoning the restraint our founders expected.

December 12, 2025