Josh Moon

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National / Health

RFK Jr.’s rhetoric, vaccines are safe and effective, CDC scientists are public servants

UAB professor Dr. Michael Saag broke down the vaccine approval process and explained why our vaccines are so safe and effective.

September 15, 2025

Shooting people is wrong

Gun violence does not discriminate. There's only one way to curtail it.

September 11, 2025

A new way to gamble on sports could cost Alabama billions

Prediction market wagering is spreading rapidly, especially in states with no legal, traditional sports wagering, like Alabama. It could be devastating for the state.

September 10, 2025

Court ruling on AHSAA, CHOOSE Act rule has the potential for chaos

Far from a win, the temporary restraining order issued against the AHSAA in the CHOOSE Act ordeal has only resulted in nearly assured chaos.

September 9, 2025

When it comes to Trump, what actually matters?

Trump's words don't seem to matter. Nor his actions. Nor his failures. Nor his effect on American workers. That just leaves one thing, maybe.

September 8, 2025

Alabama Supreme Court sends inmate work release case back to appeals court

In an odd move, the state's highest court declined a case transferred by the Court of Civil Appeals, sending it back instead.

September 8, 2025

Lawsuit against state athletic association seems like a longshot

There is no legal ground for the state to stand on in a lawsuit against the AHSAA.

September 5, 2025

The Epstein victims are talking and the Trump defenders are scrambling

Four House Republicans want the full Epstein file, unredacted. Their GOP colleagues, including those from Alabama, are trying to stop them and stop justice.

September 4, 2025

Despite criticism, AHSAA transfer rules necessary to curtail illegal recruiting

State lawmakers' attempt to eliminate the AHSAA rule would open the transfer portal in Alabama and destroy high school sports in the state.

September 3, 2025

In court-ordered redistricting, Republicans are in a box they helped build

There is no way to win for Alabama Republicans trying to redraw state senate maps. They rigged the game against themselves.

September 2, 2025