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Alabama’s church-state merger and hell rides with it

Basing government policy on religious doctrine is a precarious path, challenging democratic principles and individual rights.
March 4, 2024

Today is Halloween

Halloween falls on October 31 each year. Children dress in costumes and will go door-to-door asking for free candy and many adults will go to parties. Be aware that many children could be walking up and down neighborhood streets tonight so drive slowly. Since Halloween falls on a Thursday, which is a school night, some … Continued
October 31, 2019

Alabama Dems’ pathway to relevancy: Alabama workers

There is nothing Alabama Democrats can do about Republican supermajorities in this very red state.  Have you heard that one?  I have. Heard it repeatedly, in fact. Hell, the leadership of the Alabama Democratic Party said it recently, as it attempted to justify its pathetic inaction — and subsequent tail-kickin’ — in last year’s midterm … Continued
September 3, 2019

Remembering Feb. 28, 2013, and the politics of contempt

Feb. 28, 2013 was just another late winter’s day in Montgomery.  The temperature was in the 50’s, the Legislature was in session and the State Board of Education was having a work session. State Superintendent Tommy Bice was at the work session with no clue that Hell was about to break loose two blocks away … Continued
February 11, 2019

Today is Halloween

Children will dress in costumes and will go door-to-door asking for free candy and many adults will go to parties. Be aware that many children could be walking up and down neighborhood streets tonight so drive slowly. This is a very American holiday and is not exactly something that the colonists brought with them from … Continued
October 31, 2018

Battling the death penalty with Baldwin

If you’re thirsting to understand our increasingly cold, jaundiced, at times carcinogenic society, James Baldwin’s singular insight about America and his dizzying, divine command of the English language are as refreshing as an icy elixir on the hottest day in hell. Moreover, for death penalty abolitionists, Baldwin’s writing is particularly poignant in the wake of: … Continued
March 22, 2018

My wife is Time’s Person of the Year

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter I was heartened and encouraged by Time magazine’s Person of the Year. It’s one of those years where the person is persons. One of those persons is my wife. No, not Taylor Swift. Nor Alyssa Milano. Nor Rose McGowan. Nor Selma Blair. Veronica Pike Kennedy. My wife. Whom I’m … Continued
December 7, 2017

Tomorrow is Halloween

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31, 2017, is Halloween.  Children will dress in costumes and will go door to door asking for free candy and many adults will go on parties.  This is a very American holiday and is not exactly something that the colonists brought with them from Europe. Halloween … Continued
October 30, 2017