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.

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Playing dangerous games with children’s lives

They do this only for crass political reasons, not to “rescue” vulnerable children, who most lawmakers really care nothing about.

May 14, 2022

Democrats: Mostly talk and very little walk

So, supporters of reproductive freedom for women, for asylum in the United States, for treating marginalized citizens anywhere near equal to our wealthiest and entitled, are in for a terrible rest of 2022.

May 7, 2022

Let’s at least elect our own idiot

If we’re going to elect an idiot as our U.S. senator, let’s at least elect an idiot from Alabama.

April 25, 2022

GOP candidates have deadly priorities

Perhaps this crisis wouldn’t even exist if the state had done what it should have done years ago: Expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

April 17, 2022

Dead teens? The Bigot Caucus doesn’t care

So now, the Alabama Legislature has passed, and Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law, measures that will prohibit teachers in elementary school from mentioning sexual orientation.

April 9, 2022

The worst of the worst

That’s Republican politics today. Think the worst. Believe the worst. Be the worst.

April 4, 2022

Lies, damn lies, and Republicans

I might criticize the media for not holding the candidates accountable. But most candidates won’t even answer media questions. They don’t believe in accountability or transparency, despite what their crappy TV ads say.

March 27, 2022

The truth will let the good times roll

They don’t want history from someone’s biased perspective, but the cold, hard truth. Where history points us, and where, sadly, it leaves us, especially if we ignore it, as so many politicians wish us to do today.

March 20, 2022

A trip down memory lane

Over the decades, scaring voters has been a hallmark of Alabama campaigns for governor or the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives, even for local offices.

March 13, 2022

We’re watching hate unfold. Again.

Gender-affirming medical treatment is supported by every major medical association because such care is evidence-based.

March 6, 2022