Story Type: Opinion
Alabama’s past racism is going to hurt its current efforts to do future racism
The Supreme Court's recent opinion in a Louisiana voting case requires that states governed by racists at least try to mask their racism.
May 5, 2026
The 800-pound political gorilla
I can think of nobody more divisive, or anyone who revels more in the heat of political fires, than Donald Trump.
May 5, 2026
One hundred years of Miles Davis
Born into relative privilege, Miles Davis still fought racism, addiction and convention as he repeatedly remade jazz on his own uncompromising terms.
May 4, 2026
The cheating is not OK
This rush to cheat at voting in the wake of the Supreme Court decision further gutting the Voting Rights Act is so very depressing.
May 1, 2026
Ernie Yarbrough fumbles on the goal line—twice
If you can’t punch in the easy ones, you’re not a playmaker. You’re a liability.
April 30, 2026
Nobody cares. No, seriously, nobody cares
The simple truth is that most of your stress comes from people and paths you should’ve let go of much earlier. Good riddance.
April 30, 2026
North Alabama deserves better than an $85 billion rail merger
The railroad system will take no mercy on our vulnerable farmers. When rates rise, they will have no choice but to absorb higher costs.
April 29, 2026
Very few open or contested state House races
There will be a strong continuity of leadership in the House of Representatives between this quadrennium and the next.
April 29, 2026
The fight now isn’t left vs. right. It’s forward vs. backward
In the United States, here in Alabama, and in places around the globe, a pattern is emerging. The future is being dragged backward.
April 28, 2026