civic responsibility

This Matters with Bill Britt

Freedom isn’t something everyone wants

Bill Britt explores how certainty and loyalty can replace independent thinking, raising questions about what we choose to excuse today.

April 13, 2026

When evil becomes routine

In a new "This Matters with Bill Britt," Britt explores how harm becomes routine—hidden in systems, policies, and everyday decisions made without question.

April 9, 2026

When fear becomes the strategy, something deeper breaks

Bill Britt examines how fear shapes political behavior—and what happens when it replaces truth as the driving force.

April 2, 2026

Opinion

Why I will stand at No Kings 3—and why it matters

A defense of constitutional principles, civic responsibility, and why peaceful protest remains essential to preserving liberty in a self-governing republic.

Bill Britt

March 23, 2026

Opinion

The disciplined citizen is disappearing—and the republic is disappearing with them

A free society depends on citizens who can govern their passions. America’s crisis reflects a deeper loss of the virtues self-government demands.

Bill Britt

December 11, 2025

Opinion

Thanksgiving and the unfinished American promise

Thanksgiving asks Americans to do more than give thanks. It asks us to tell the truth.

Bill Britt

November 27, 2025

Opinion

The Founders warned us. Alabama and America are testing those limits now

A look at how factional politics, authoritarian temptation, and legislative spectacle threaten democracy nationally and in Alabama—and how citizens can respond.

Bill Britt

November 26, 2025