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Josh Moon

Josh Moon is an investigative reporter and columnist. You can reach him at [email protected].

Elections

For the ALGOP, all that’s left is Trump

Are you ready for a good ol’ fashioned Trump-off? If not, well, prepare yourself for four weeks of an endless stream of TV ads, radio commercials and candidate interviews in which Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville try to convince you that one of them definitely loves Trump the most. It’s like “The Bachelor,” except instead … Continued

Josh Moon

March 4, 2020

Opinion

Are Alabama voters really as hateful, shallow and scared as the GOP Senate field thinks?

Tommy Tuberville’s former players have no idea who this current version of Tommy Tuberville is. Bradley Byrne’s longtime friends in the Alabama Legislature have been bewildered by Byrne’s full-on embrace of fear tactics and hate-mongering. Jeff Sessions’ longtime supporters are confused by his spineless groveling to a president who quite clearly can’t stand him. So, … Continued

Josh Moon

March 2, 2020

Bloomberg making final Alabama push

The Michael Bloomberg campaign is making Alabama one of its top Super Tuesday priorities — hoping that state Democratic voters will help catapult the former New York City mayor into the running for the party’s presidential nomination. Bloomberg has already spent more time in Alabama than most of the other candidates — including kicking off … Continued

Josh Moon

February 27, 2020

Opinion

Instead of fixing a school for military kids, how about just fixing the schools for all kids?

The education of police officers’ kids isn’t worth any extra effort. Same for the kids of nurses and firefighters. Ditto for the kids of preachers and social workers. No, in the eyes of the Republican-led Alabama Legislature, the children of this state get what they get and lawmakers aren’t going to go out of their … Continued

Josh Moon

February 26, 2020

Opinion

Ethics are dying and you don’t care

Alabamians don’t care about ethics. Just admit it. Or, actually, don’t even bother admitting it, because the evidence is quite clear. You don’t really care that much. Oh, sure, you say you do. Each election, when the pollsters start making calls asking you to rank what’s most important to you, you list ethics right up … Continued

Josh Moon

February 24, 2020

Alabama Democratic Party lawsuit was back in court on Thursday

The dispute goes on forever and the lawsuit never ends. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Thursday delayed a decision on whether he has the standing to settle an internal dispute within the Alabama Democratic Party but indicated that he’s leaning towards ruling that he does. Judge Greg Griffin said he would rule soon … Continued

Josh Moon

February 21, 2020

Opinion

How Alabama’s government stays broken

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist — or even any kind of scientist — to figure out that Alabama’s state government is broken. I mean, really, just look around. At the poverty, the poor education, the racism, the arrested public officials, the in-your-face public corruption and the complete disregard for the welfare of the majority … Continued

Josh Moon

February 19, 2020

Opinion

It’s time for Alabama Democrats to learn from Alabama Republicans

Democrats never seem to learn from Republicans. All around the country, and all around the state of Alabama, Democrats are still playing by the rules. Still listening to the cries and outrage from the other side. Still entertaining the idea that compromise and diplomacy are important to Republicans on some level. Still watching Lucy jerk … Continued

Josh Moon

February 18, 2020

Mexico isn’t paying for Trump’s border wall. Alabama is.

Looks like Mexico isn’t paying for that “big, beautiful wall” at the southern border. Alabama is. The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would be diverting more than $260 million of funds originally slated for a Navy ship building operation located in the Port of Mobile and will instead use those funds to construct … Continued

Josh Moon

February 14, 2020

Opinion

Voter suppression is still a deciding factor in Alabama elections

John Merrill is going to write me a snarky letter, and that’s OK. I’m going to write a snarky column about Alabama’s voter suppression — and Merrill’s role in it — and I don’t write these things expecting everyone to agree. I write them so at least a few people will at least consider that … Continued

Josh Moon

February 11, 2020