Story Type: Opinion

It is time to stop attacks on the transgender community

Why are lawmakers spending so much time targeting transgender people when our state faces real challenges?

March 16, 2026

Washington’s first victory

General George Washington outmaneuvered British forces 250 years ago, using captured artillery to force an evacuation from Boston without a bloody frontal assault.

March 16, 2026

Alabama is about to be hijacked by California and China

State leaders moved to expand the Public Service Commission after out-of-state groups influenced recent elections in neighboring Georgia.

March 15, 2026

The things we leave behind

Everything on earth will rust or rot, and that’s what will happen to most of the stuff you covet today.

March 12, 2026

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A party like it’s 1986

A longtime Republican leader warns that party infighting mirrors the fragmentation that ended the Alabama Democratic Party’s decades of political dominance.

March 11, 2026

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A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice

I believe that expanding parental choice has played a significant role in Alabama’s comeback story.

March 11, 2026

Political parties never win when they protect power instead of listening to voters

When one political party becomes too powerful, the first inclination is to protect that power. It always leads to failure.

March 10, 2026

The cost–benefit analysis of mercy in capital punishment

The political calculus can be unforgiving: show mercy and risk criticism; refuse and face little political consequence.

March 10, 2026

Alabama GOP resolutions revive the Founders’ warning on factions

ALGOP resolutions on drag shows, closed primaries, and data centers raise deeper questions about factional power and constitutional liberty.

March 9, 2026

Selma should remind us of the redeeming power of voting

Nationwide protests against Donald Trump and rightwing extremism have been successful but lacked a clear purpose. Voting should be that purpose.

March 9, 2026