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Dana Hall McCain

Dana Hall McCain

It’s time for prison mental health reform

Two of the major items on Governor Kay Ivey’s 2020 agenda are finding solutions to the problem of Alabama’s overcrowded and broken prison system, and bolstering our mental healthcare system. Both are badly needed, and in some ways intersect. I understand the political challenge of getting folks excited about funding a major overhaul of something … Continued
February 24, 2020

Tell the whole truth

It’s disturbing to me how modern partisanship has curtailed Americans’ ability to tell the truth, the whole truth. I’m not talking about politicians here—I’m speaking of voters. People like you and me. There was a time when citizens across the political spectrum generally stipulated to the fact that all candidates and elected officials are flawed … Continued
January 30, 2020

The refugee question

Alabamians have been watching in recent weeks to see how Alabama will handle the question of refugee resettlement. Other Republican governors have been split on the question, with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee allowing refugees into his state, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ending his state’s participation in the program. As Gov. Lee pointed out in … Continued
January 24, 2020

Thanksgiving to God is profoundly American

Aside from Independence Day, no other holiday is as profoundly American as Thanksgiving. With its historical roots in the first English settlers to these lands and their Native American counterparts, it’s even older than our republic. Days of thanksgiving were a regular occurrence during colonial times, usually called for by the church to encourage parishioners … Continued
November 27, 2019