Author

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].

Elections

Analysis | How a Tuberville residency challenge would unfold in party, Legislature

Alabama law puts post-election eligibility disputes in the hands of lawmakers, not judges, with major consequences for succession and democratic legitimacy.

Bill Britt

January 21, 2026

Opinion

Andrew Sorrell, campaign cash, and the quiet shutdown of Stable Revolution

How the state auditor’s consulting firm, PAC finances, disclosure failures, and dissolution expose loopholes rewarding legal compliance while undermining trust.

Bill Britt

January 20, 2026

Opinion

When presidents begin to resemble kings

From Washington’s restraint to executive immunity, constitutional limits are fading and king-like authority is quietly reentering American political life.

Bill Britt

January 19, 2026

Opinion

Protest is moral, change requires strategy

The machinery of authority depends on routine obedience. History shows that when citizens withdraw it—patiently, lawfully and together—even the most entrenched systems bend.

Bill Britt

January 13, 2026

Opinion

When lies replace reality, conscience is the first victim

As lies replace reality, political self-preservation corrodes conscience, history, and democracy itself—and too many enable it knowingly.

Bill Britt

January 12, 2026

Montgomery commissioner says threats followed Jackson Hospital bailout vote

Dan Harris says critics threatened his family after Jackson Hospital vote as county weighs hospital bailouts, school tax, and fiscal stability.

Bill Britt

January 8, 2026

Analysis | Tuberville, Sharia law and the Constitution

Tuberville leads GOP polling for governor while renewing calls to ban Sharia law, raising constitutional questions and concerns about targeting Muslim citizens.

Bill Britt

January 6, 2026

Opinion

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.

Bill Britt

January 5, 2026

Opinion

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.

Bill Britt

January 1, 2026

Opinion

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.

Bill Britt

December 30, 2025