Opinion

It was easy to predict what happened in Minneapolis. It’s what happens every time we give too much power and too little oversight. By Josh Moon What happened in Minneapolis on Wednesday was wrong.  You […]

Peace-walking Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile journey were greeted with an unexpected outpouring of love and respect across Alabama. By Howard Bankhead, African-American Golfers Digest This is an opinion.Peace-walking monks entered Alabama this week, greeted warmly by communities along their […]

Trump has gone around Congress to kidnap a foreign leader and take control of another country. We know how that ends. ByJosh Moon The FIFA Peace Prize just doesn’t mean what it used to.  Over […]

A Christmas reflection asking whether faith, mercy and love of neighbor still guide our public life today in American politics. ByBill Britt As Christians gather this Christmas to celebrate the birth of Jesus, it is […]

A free society depends on citizens who can govern their passions. America’s crisis reflects a deeper loss of the virtues self-government demands. ByBill Britt We are losing the tolerance that holds a free society together. […]

We all know the American healthcare system is broken and about to get worse. Why do so many fight to keep from changing it? SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS What is it going to take for Americans […]

By Phil Webb  I am certain that this exact sequence will take place at countless Thanksgiving tables across Alabama tomorrow.   After carving the turkey and passing the potatoes, the discussion will somehow turn to […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS You do know that Doug Jones isn’t the only Democrat in the race for governor, don’t you?  It’s a question that I have received—sometimes with a bit more colorful language—a lot since […]