Will Sellers

One hundred years of Miles Davis

Born into relative privilege, Miles Davis still fought racism, addiction and convention as he repeatedly remade jazz on his own uncompromising terms.

May 4, 2026

The Halifax Resolves: the first step toward independence

Adopted 250 years ago, North Carolina’s bold move shifted the Revolution from protest to policy and helped clear the path to the Declaration.

April 20, 2026

Washington’s first victory

General George Washington outmaneuvered British forces 250 years ago, using captured artillery to force an evacuation from Boston without a bloody frontal assault.

March 16, 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

Give thanks with a grateful heart

Giving thanks notes that whatever success or achievement an individual or nation may have obtained was not accomplished alone.

November 24, 2025

A funeral to end a regime

Sometimes the words of a simple priest are more powerful than all the might and concentrated force of a socialist regime.

November 1, 2024

Forestry Association endorses Will Sellers for Alabama Supreme Court

Sellers is seeking re-election to the Alabama Supreme Court in the primary election in March 2024.

May 31, 2023

The terrors of justice

In America, executive power is not absolute, and our rule of law requires that even emergency actions be reviewed.

February 7, 2022

The miracle of the Anglo-Irish Treaty

Incremental compromise, in the short run, provides a structure to build ultimate long-term objectives. This lesson is worth remembering.

January 10, 2022

The failure of the Pilgrims’ first Christmas

On December 25, 1621, exactly 400 years ago, William Bradford, the governor of the Plymouth Colony, prohibited the celebration of Christmas.

December 20, 2021