Nixon

In the summer of 1973, as a student intern in Washington far from my home in Mobile, I got a firsthand view as the Senate held its Watergate hearings. For a young person, it was an amazing introduction to politics, and I was fascinated by what I saw. I followed the subsequent impeachment proceedings in … Continued

How can one quantify how petty our infant-acting president, Donald J. Trump, really is? Trump is so dim, he actually may be an unwitting tool of Russia. Hard to believe somebody as thin-skinned and brain-challenged as Trump could be working for the Russians intentionally. Yet, he may be doing that, too. Evidence looks strong. Trump … Continued

Last Friday, Oscar-winning writer William Goldman died at the age of 87. Movie-goers and Hollywood enjoyed his wry wit and sardonic wisdom, but investigative reporters worldwide are forever in his debt for giving us the single best lead for tracking down public corruption and nefarious politicos. Goldman wrote the screenplay for the movie adapted from … Continued

There’s all this talk about a “Blue Wave” this November in the midterm elections. Those “midterms” are also the major elections for Alabama. What kind of Blue Wave we might have in Alabama is anybody’s guess. If one or two Democrats won their legislative or statewide races, that’d be a Blue Wave in Alabama these … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Late last Friday afternoon, Stan Stabler, now the State’s “top cop” at ALEA, emailed an Op-Ed to media outlets around the State, praising the work of the agency—he didn’t help build— and rebuking former chief, Spencer Collier who did build it. He also added a veiled accusation that this … Continued

By Dr. Henry C. Mabry Much talk has swirled around Montgomery about impeachment of Gov. Robert Bentley. It would be understandable if the Governor had engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors; however, this issue boils down to sordid innuendo for which the biggest of rumors may never have even happened. At least the person of … Continued