opinion

Protecting the ballot box and jury box preserves liberty

We might be better off without them, but as long as one party holds power, we need another to slow it down.

March 2, 2026

Two groups have had an accomplished quadrennium

The Association of County Commissions and the Alabama Education Association achieved historic legislative success during the past two years of this quadrennium.

February 11, 2026

Why the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger makes sense for a generation that grew up streaming

It will simplify our experience, strengthen U.S. jobs and help reinforce America’s cultural leadership far into the 21st century.

February 10, 2026

Alabama’s role in the state of American energy

The Yellowhammer State positioned itself as a manufacturing powerhouse as domestic production fueled a surge in data center investments and infrastructure.

February 10, 2026

When the pattern repeats

Complex systems fail in familiar ways. They succeed when leaders recognize patterns and design with them in mind.

February 10, 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

Coming to America

Charles I's 1626 coronation, delayed by debt and plague, alienated his subjects and inadvertently shaped the political and religious future of American colonies.

February 3, 2026

Protest songs mark when legality fails and conscience demands change

From Springsteen to Lamar, protest songs expose when legality shields injustice and force moral reckonings politics tries to delay.

February 2, 2026

An old shepherd’s battle for children, conscience and mercy

I witnessed and experienced the glory and the power of the Lord as it melted hearts and changed minds with truth and grace.

January 19, 2026

A New Year call: Character is destiny

As we begin a new year, we must recommit to truth, justice, restraint, and responsibility—because our democracy depends on civic virtue.

January 1, 2026