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Read the latest opinion piece from our opinion columnists at 1819 News.

Mayflower Compact Alabama News
Col. John Eidsmoe: Were the Pilgrims communists or capitalists?

The Pilgrims did not choose a communal living experiment; it was forced upon them just before their voyage.

Mushroom Cloud Alabama News
Joey Clark: Hope smells like a better bomb

A better bomb is terrifying. It's simple to understand, completely credible, and convincing. If a better bomb can’t save us, nothing can. Yet, despite hope in a better bomb, that indescribable stench remains. 

Childcatcher Alabama News
Phil Williams: Morals are needed for moral outrage

My wife was right: you must have actual morals before you can have moral outrage, and what I see from this current administration tells me that they don’t qualify. 

Founders Alabama News
Lee G. Barkley: Faction and the Founders - wisdom for our times

The divisiveness we are currently experiencing is only a magnified form of what the Founders called “faction.” More than disagreement, faction is the idea that people will inevitably use their voices pursuing differing goals in a representative government.

Clutter Alabama News
Dear Ashley: What do you do with all that 'stuff?’

Time moves so fast, and life is precious. Fill it up with memories and not things.

Middle Aged Couple Alabama News
Sean of the South: Jamie, my Jamie

It was simply that she was the only woman he ever loved. And after a few decades of marriage, she still is.

Sylvia Swain FB Alabama News
Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Sylvia Swayne, House District 55 and the Beto effect

Hendrix’s win over Swayne was not about gender, sexual orientation, or race, but about Alabama values.

drag queen reading Alabama News
Nick Treglia: The trouble with fairness and the search for truth

What was billed as an effort to make society fairer and more accepting turned into a licentious fiasco with no end in sight.

Tuberville Alabama News
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville: Biden's bill is dead on arrival

We need to support Israel and supply them with needed resources. But right now, Joe Biden and the Democrats are more interested in exploiting this crisis in Israel for their own purposes.

1819 Erica Alabama News
1819 News Editor-at-Large Erica Thomas talks Baldwin Bridge Company updates on FM Talk 1065 Midday Mobile
Vaccine2 Alabama News
Dr. Stewart Tankersley: A pox, much worse than COVID, upon our house

The latest COVID bombshell is the revelatory acknowledgement by Canada's FDA that the Pfizer shots are contaminated with ominous DNA strands that can quickly integrate into the human genome.

University Campus Alabama News
Kristin Landers: What liberal indoctrination is doing to America’s college students

If it comes to picking an honorable, morally conscientious college over a hateful, prestigious university – it’s time to choose honor. What kind of people do we want our children to become in this world?

United States House of Representatives chamber Alabama News
Talmadge Butts: Why the Founders may have supported a 1,700-member House of Representatives

The Founders intended the House of Representatives to be the “People’s House.” But today, as the People number 330,000,000, the 435-seat House’s foundation is more strained than ever — its blueprint forgotten.

Israel Flag Alabama News
Pete Riehm: It’s not really about Israel; It’s about God!

Israel is ground zero for this spiritual struggle, but really this is just the world rejecting God. This is the time for choosing. 

National Seersucker Day 2015, U.S. Senate Alabama News
Joey Clark: Politicians need to get more cynical about politics

A perennial problem with politics is that people in politics actually take themselves seriously. Politicians may act cynically, yet they are not quite cynical enough when it comes to their own political ambitions. 

ALABAMA PRISONERS AP Photo Brynn Anderson File Alabama News
Dr. Daniel Sutter: Prison costs and the tragedy of the commons

As the price tag for Alabama’s new prisons rapidly approaches $1 billion each, these costly prisons should make us consider how we make decisions about using corrections facilities.

Speak Out Alabama News
Phil Williams: When the people speak up

For years, Biden said that anything Trump did was bad. He eschewed the very idea of building a wall. Lo and behold, he had an epiphany.

Children in church Alabama News
Dear Ashley: Who raises our children: church or parents?

When are we going to realize that it is not the duty of the church to raise our children?

Jordan Alabama News
KCarl Smith: The ongoing congressional struggle

The gradual erosion of core freedoms such as speech, religion, and self-defense continue, perpetuated by the very government entrusted with upholding these rights.

Coke Alabama News
Sean of the South: Co-Cola and nuts

The students poured peanuts into their bottles. Messes were made. Bottles erupted on desks like Mount Saint Soft Drink. Everyone started to giggle.

Palestine Protest Alabama News
Amie Beth Shaver: Why the double standard on borders and babies?

Getting history right matters. Borders, land, and boundaries matter. It matters there. And it matters here. 

Fatherson Alabama News
Laura Clark: The broken system of DHR

It’s time to take a hard look at DHR and its policies. Alabama has a wonderful history of protecting families. This is just one necessary step to keep our families strong.

Empty Church Alabama News
Allen Keller: Of nature and vacuums

The very thing that instructed us on how to withstand not only temptation but also assault has been stripped away, leaving a postmodern emptiness.

vote ballot shadow Alabama News
Katrinnah Darden: Alabama redistricting solution hurts both black and white voters

Allen v. Milligan will have a precedential effect on other redistricting battles going on around the country and these cases, taken together, could significantly impact the political landscape after the 2024 elections.

Pumpjack (oil derrick) and refinery plant Alabama News
Stan McDonald: Permitting reform will help build a stronger Alabama

Increasingly, our nation’s antiquated, inefficient federal permitting process is standing in the way of the progress these kinds of projects could help us achieve. That is why it is crucial for Congress to pass permitting reform this year.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) Alabama News
Joey Clark: Dude looks like Alabama's Liz Cheney

Ever since Liz Cheney became a symbol of betrayal for the new American right, many Alabamians have warily searched for the “Liz Cheney of Alabama” — but to no avail.  

Reagan Alabama News
Phil Williams: Peace through strength

We have been dealing with Palestinian terrorism for decades. In fact, this past week marked another world event involving Palestinian terrorists. 

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