Watergate doesn’t bother me; does your conscience bother you?
We deserve an honest reckoning with the presidents we excuse and what our selective conscience reveals about our values and moral judgment.
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See recent postsHB169 and the fight over who controls Alabama’s memory
A restructuring bill raises urgent questions about political power, historical integrity and who decides Alabama’s official story.
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See recent postsHow not to teach sex ed
Alabama keeps trying abstinence-only sex ed. It has failed spectacularly. So we're going to try it more.
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See recent postsWhen PSC reform arrived, the rhetoric made a U-turn
As bipartisan reform advances, long-standing claims about the PSC’s structure take an abrupt and revealing turn.
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See recent postsVoting for PSC members only matters if voters actually care
It's nice that people seem to suddenly care about voting for PSC members. But does it actually matter?
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See recent postsTwo groups have had an accomplished quadrennium
The Association of County Commissions and the Alabama Education Association achieved historic legislative success during the past two years of this quadrennium.
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See recent postsWho are we killing Sonny Burton for?
Alabama scheduled the nitrogen hypoxia execution of 75-year-old Sonny Burton, though jurors and the victim’s daughter urged the state for mercy.
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See recent postsWhy the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger makes sense for a generation that grew up streaming
It will simplify our experience, strengthen U.S. jobs and help reinforce America’s cultural leadership far into the 21st century.
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See recent postsAlabama’s role in the state of American energy
The Yellowhammer State positioned itself as a manufacturing powerhouse as domestic production fueled a surge in data center investments and infrastructure.
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See recent postsWhen the pattern repeats
Complex systems fail in familiar ways. They succeed when leaders recognize patterns and design with them in mind.