Joey Kennedy

Joey Kennedy, a Pulitzer Prize winner, writes a column each week for the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter.

Alabama: It’s a pity

There are cheap votes out there to get. It doesn’t matter who politicians have to step on.

August 15, 2022

The unmasking of Alabama

Don’t look for many masks. People just aren’t wearing them.

August 3, 2022

Against the odds, Birmingham leads the way in Alabama — again

Birmingham and municipal leaders throughout the metro area did something big, and they did it right.

July 21, 2022

Cynical message from Republicans: Don’t vote!

Voting isn’t going to get easier in Alabama, as it should, but will, instead, be kept to those in the “club.”

July 13, 2022

As World Games open, ignore the CAVE people

Birmingham is a city that continues moving forward in a challenging and competitive climate.

July 5, 2022

Much of the talk now is about the slippery slope. You know, one thing happens, but that triggers a lot of much worse things. Because gas-guzzling trucks are banned doesn’t mean all gasoline-powered vehicles will be banned, but that’s what the slippery-slopers would argue. In writing, we call that a fallacy. Just because, say, the … Continued

June 27, 2022

Joey Kennedy

Alabama: It’s a pity

The unmasking of Alabama

Against the odds, Birmingham leads the way in Alabama — again

Cynical message from Republicans: Don’t vote!

As World Games open, ignore the CAVE people

The slippery slope fallacy

A Tuesday election and nobody cares

What’s love got to do with it? Everything

Move along. There’s nothing to read here

Republicans serving up hate on Tuesday’s ballot