Story Type: Opinion

Elections

Katherine Robertson: Trump conservative—or Leo’s dark money candidate?

Katherine Robertson’s dark money haul exposes Leonard Leo’s plan to install loyalist AGs—raising questions about transparency, power, and political loyalty in Alabama.

Bill Britt

August 8, 2025

Opinion

There’s no good reason to not release the Jabari Peoples body cam footage

If there's no investigation, no charges pending, and the family is OK with it, why can't the body cam footage be made public?

Josh Moon

August 8, 2025

Opinion

Gerrymandering in any form steals power from voters

Maybe the lunacy in Texas will finally prompt voters to take a stand and hold onto their power.

Josh Moon

August 7, 2025

Opinion

Stop shutting yourself out of your government

A new ban on smart devices in schools highlights the growing disconnect between the average citizen and the actions of their government.

Josh Moon

August 6, 2025

Opinion

2026 lieutenant governor race may hinge on friends and neighbors politics

Secretary of State Wes Allen and Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate will be the two horses in this contest.

Steve Flowers

August 6, 2025

Opinion

The new Obama-Russia scandal holds a lesson

Top level Republicans spreading obvious lies and contradicting themselves to save the president from a child sex abuse scandal is ... disturbing. And dangerous.

Josh Moon

August 5, 2025

Opinion

It’s time for Alabama to open its eyes

We cannot legislate evil out of the hearts of predators—but we can create laws that reflect the severity of their crimes.

Pamela Casey

August 5, 2025

Opinion

The lie will not die quietly—neither should we

If greatness means silencing truth, punishing science, and rewriting history to comfort the powerful, then what they seek isn’t greatness. It’s destruction.

Bill Britt

August 4, 2025

Opinion

The Alabama Republican Party seems determined to kill itself

The Alabama Republican Party is closing ranks, shrinking the bubble, and using Kay Ivey as a villain. It will end badly.

Josh Moon

August 4, 2025

Opinion

Celebrating the “Amazing” John Newton

Born 300 years ago, John Newton’s life was transformed from brutal naval service and slave trading to a powerful voice for abolition.

Will Sellers

August 4, 2025