conservatism

Kay Ivey set a governing standard Alabama now measures against

As Ivey exits office, Alabama confronts whether voters value competence and steadiness or surrender governance to spectacle and partisan habit.

February 9, 2026

What conservatism once meant—and what has replaced it today

Traditional conservatism valued restraint, character, and stable institutions. Today, a politics of conflict and resentment threatens the civic foundations of democracy.

January 5, 2026

When citizens disengage, self-government erodes in Alabama

Low turnout and habit-driven politics quietly replace accountability, leaving power unchallenged and citizens forgetting their responsibility in a self-governing state.

December 22, 2025

Limiting personal freedom isn’t conservative — it’s control

How has a party that once championed limited government come to assert itself over the most personal dimensions of American life?

October 30, 2024

Is today’s Republican Party really conservative?

It’s time to admit that the GOP may not be the bastion of conservatism it claims to be.

October 28, 2024

Populism vs. Conservatism: A showdown that will shape the future

The stakes are high, and the future of American democracy is at risk. The choice is ours.

October 22, 2024

State Rep. Scott Stadthagen earns national award from ALEC

The American Legislative Exchange Council named him one of the top “50 Under 50” legislators in the nation who best represent conservative policy.

October 6, 2023

There’s conservative and then there’s Conservative

One is consistent, principled and solution-oriented. The other seems hell-bent on picking fights.

December 15, 2022

A Mo Brooks story

He has continued that same consistency of longing to be a loud voice in the wilderness of ineffectiveness during his 11 years in Congress.

April 27, 2022

Pandemic reveals the truth: Alabama’s conservative government is a failure

"By every measure, the conservative approach in this state has failed during the pandemic."

August 12, 2021