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The Department of Justice dropped a bombshell on June 25, filing a complaint against Minnesota’s unconstitutional, anti-American laws that shower illegal aliens with in-state tuition benefits – sometimes even free rides – while American citizens get slapped with higher costs.

Parents who send their children to public schools should press on, confident that they and their children do not shed their free exercise rights at the schoolhouse gate.

Last week was filled with the meaty decisions the Supreme Court wrestled with this term, and I was there for it, spending recent mornings keeping a close eye on the Supreme Court’s website and SCOTUS blog.

Last Saturday, hundreds of Alabama parents, grandparents, and freedom-loving citizens packed into a standing-room-only event for one clear purpose: to speak truth and defend our children.

Politics is no doubt the art of the possible, the skill of selling second-best compromises as first-rate necessities hard fought for and won. 

It's an Alabama story about resilience after major traumatic life events.

Whether you consider construction sites in Baldwin County, traffic stops in Mobile, or raids in Blount County, Biden’s illegal immigration legacy is having devastating effects on our great state. 

The preservation of a well-ordered society comes from having a judicial system built and maintained on the premise that law is meaningful, necessary, even indispensable. 

Since education is critical in preparing students to enter the workforce, let’s look at what our state legislature has accomplished to improve educational opportunities for Alabama’s students…not just in recent sessions, but over the long term.  

U.S. markets hit new record highs Friday. The anti-Trump national media had to do something they disliked -- report the facts.

Somewhere in the shuffle, your soul starts whispering what your calendar won’t say out loud: You need to take a break.

It was a Wednesday, 10:35 a.m., when two “abject failures,” a couple of dropouts, named Wilbur and Oriville Wright, altered the course of world history.

Bill Buckley, like the Genie, could shift personas without ever losing his essence.

We do not need to chase every trend or turn Mobile into something it is not. But we do need to act. The world is changing fast, and our city should be ready—with the right tools, the right partnerships, and a commitment to doing what’s right for the people we serve.

Pride is so-called because a man thereby aims higher than he is…for he who wishes to overstep beyond what he is, is proud.

I conclude that Israel and the United States have a right to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. 

By owning its superpower status, America can forge a future where peace and prosperity prevail, not through endless wars or naive idealism, but through the resolute exercise of its unmatched strength.

Though you have heard that power tends to corrupt, power also demands skill enough to make and break the rules regardless of accusations of corruption. 

Green regulations miss the point of it all – the good of humans themselves.

Over the past few months, Congress has been singularly focused on passing President Trump’s aptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

Influencers and pundits, neocons and isolationists. They all have their role in the social discourse. But my prayers are for the man who threads the needle.

It just may be that merry hearts are exactly the medicine that this poor, sick culture of ours needs.

We return, always, to the sea. Not because we must, but because it reminds us that time flows rather than marches, carrying forward what needs carrying, washing away what needs washing away.

Each ripe fruit represents the humble journey of belief. Of faith. It represents the farmer’s defiant optimism, his long hours of hard work, his months of prayer.

When men are accused of misdeeds, be careful to join the mass jury too quickly. Sit back, watch, listen to both sides, and reflect before coming to an opinion about a person or group.

One of the reasons both generational families and transplants like living in Alabama is because having a quiet, understated life is a blessing and a bonus. When attempts are made to compromise or destroy that life, conflict starts.

Earlier this week, my family and I got on our knees and prayed for a dear friend of mine who is undergoing kidney transplant surgery. We asked God to help our friend and his family through the surgery and through the recovery period to follow. This surgery is serious. Our prayers are serious. My concern for my friend is serious.