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Netflix earned its position by innovating early. But success should not become a free pass to eliminate competition and lock in permanent dominance. Antitrust laws exist to prevent exactly that scenario. 

The 21st century belongs to those who control energy, technology and trade routes. Greenland is the intersection of all three. Ignoring that reality is a mistake we cannot afford to make. If we fail to act, we hand our future over to our enemies.

Singing through storms. Singing through rain. Singing through hell itself. Not because mockingbirds must. But because they can.

So many candidates, so many reasons why Tuberville is running away with this race.

[U]nfortunately, it is Alabama's noble veterans who will suffer from such poor state leadership for years to come. For those veterans, 2027 and a new governor can’t come soon enough.

Two of our biggest blessings in this country are the First Amendment, giving the right to peacefully protest, and the Second Amendment, giving the right to carry a gun. Both of those rights still come with a responsibility. 

Trump must cut off all federal dollars to sanctuary cities and states until they decide to rejoin the Union and abide by federal law. If he doesn’t, the republic is in jeopardy.

If Lemon really believes the First Amendment gives him the right to intrude on other people’s property and disrupt their activities, he is a constitutional idiot. I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt for sincerity, but it’s unlikely even Lemon is stupid enough to believe that.

The filibuster is not a partisan trick suddenly weaponized by liberals. It is a structural safeguard designed to prevent narrow national majorities from imposing their will on the states.

A time of need is a time of plenty when it allows a man to discover he has friends – and that the blessings of friendship are worth suffering any adversity and brotherhood worth braving any howling wind. 

The Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate is not merely a response to current educational staffing challenges. It is a testament to how we can creatively and respectfully acknowledge the contributions of our veterans.

Wisdom – real wisdom – resides not in grand gestures but in the patient, humble act of actually removing what troubles us, one careful motion at a time, rather than simply scattering our problems to the wind and calling it progress. 

Allowing individual Americans, not their employers, make more of the decisions regarding insurance tradeoffs would make healthcare more affordable and valuable. 

According to U.S. News and World Report, college tuition and fees at private national universities have increased 112% in the last 20 years. Public national universities didn’t fare much better, with a 107% increase for in-state and a 98% increase for out-of-state over the same period. 

We must demand accountability and complete this mission, prosecute these insurgents under sedition laws, and deploy the National Guard with firm rules of engagement.

“What scares you most?” was the question asked to members of Mrs. Devonshire’s fourth-grade class. The little hands went up.

Companion AI does not encourage repentance, challenge sin, teach self-denial, or model sacrificial love. Instead, it mirrors feelings and reinforces emotional impulses – precisely the opposite of Christian formation.

"What about the First Amendment right of these protesters?” the left asks. “What of the rights of the press of Don Lemon?” Interestingly, no one is asking about the First Amendment right to worship, which protesters violated. But let’s look at it.

Passage of HB12 ensures the medical freedom that people need to make decisions for their own bodies without societal retribution for refusing to follow the herd.  

When examined closely, property taxation lacks a sound moral foundation and is economically structured to grow more burdensome over time.

Navigating the high seas is dangerous, and we naturally look for easy solutions. But when “LOST” at sea, we must not turn to the Sirens of Homer’s Odyssey, the bird-like enchantresses whose beautiful voices lured sailors to shipwreck and death on rocky shores.

It’s been one year since President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated for a second term, launching America on a long overdue course correction.

Through confusion and doubt, we must tread new routes, yet for all the nimble and practical steps we take, we must first remember to humble ourselves, or be humbled, by a test of faith.

In 1776 – 250 years ago – General George Washington made a pragmatic and radical decision when he integrated the Continental Army, allowing free black men – and later some formerly enslaved men – to serve alongside white soldiers. 

The question is not whether the ABA should exist, but whether its accreditation regime should continue to enjoy compulsory status. Texas and Florida have answered that question sensibly. Alabama would do well to consider the same course. 

Nothing overcooks my grits more than the cheap iterations and representations of Our Lord. Just as ancient civilizations would chisel desired features into idols made of rocks and wood, modern-day false believers carve out the modern god named My Jesus.  

The next state auditor must ensure that a complete and total ban on all Chinese-made drones and their component parts are banned from Alabama's property inventory.