governance

This Matters with Bill Britt

The death of the center

As political extremes rise, the middle disappears—and so does the ability to govern. Bill Britt explains why that matters.

May 14, 2026

Why listening is the real test of leadership

In this edition of This Matters, Bill Britt explores how leaders who stop listening to dissent risk losing touch with reality—and the truth itself.

May 11, 2026

The future America stopped building

America’s political system increasingly rewards short-term conflict while discouraging the long-term national vision required to solve major challenges.

May 4, 2026

When politics becomes performance and reality fades

A former lawmaker reflects on illusion, power, and the growing divide between justice, truth and spectacle in modern politics.

April 21, 2026

Bill reshaping Archives board primed for final vote

Legislation to give political leaders greater control over the self-appointing Archives board advanced rapidly through the Statehouse last week.

April 6, 2026

Alabama can’t afford unserious politics

When politics becomes performance, serious problems go unaddressed. And in Alabama, the consequences are already shaping everyday lives across the state.

April 6, 2026

The pursuit of truth ends where the pursuit of power begins

Politics is an ugly, messy game, and there are those who absolutely love it.

March 30, 2026

When leadership becomes performance

Leadership used to be about responsibility. Now it often looks like a performance.

March 26, 2026

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

State Rep. Hill files bill to split session in two

Hill’s bill would shorten the spring session, then lawmakers would then reconvene in Montgomery in September.

December 2, 2024