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.
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See recent postsWhat 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.
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See recent postsWhen 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.
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See recent postsLimiting 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?
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See recent postsIs 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.
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See recent postsPopulism 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.
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
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See recent postsThere’s conservative and then there’s Conservative
One is consistent, principled and solution-oriented. The other seems hell-bent on picking fights.
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See recent postsA 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.
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See recent postsPandemic reveals the truth: Alabama’s conservative government is a failure
"By every measure, the conservative approach in this state has failed during the pandemic."