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Whether or not Hollywood dies a slow natural death on its own – as it seems to currently be doing – or if it’s killed off by tariffs as many movie executives fear, it has accomplished a lot in terms of influence over the years … for better or for worse.

America’s economic future hinges on energy – its reliability, affordability and availability. Nowhere is that future being written more decisively than in Alabama. 

Eighty years ago on May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered to the United States and her Allies ending World War II in Europe.

In truth, if all a person watched was the mainstream media, they would think it was only the U.S. that engaged in tariffs.

The evidence is everywhere, and if we don’t act now, we’ll be handing our children a future where the Stars and Stripes bow to the crescent moon.

“BookTok,” a TikTok term that refers to a community of mostly women who read dark, sexually-explicit fantasy novels, is anything but a return to literacy. 

The principle is simple: Murdering anyone should be illegal for everyone.

Restricting vape sales to specialty 21+ smoke shops won’t curb demand – it will simply shift where these products are sold.

Montgomery Motor Speedway and Montgomery International Dragway can – and should – be central to a new strategy that blends economic development with community safety.

Real dreams, serious dreams, are never free. They come with a tremendous cost.

My vote is to abolish the Alabama Legislature. Of course, I know that won’t happen, so at least I can look forward to this latest legislative session finally coming to an end.

World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago, but without obtaining its stated objective.

The trick – which admittedly, I have yet to master myself – is to be always attuned to the danger posed by political obsessiveness, and to refuse to limit yourself to being a purely “political animal.”

There is an imbalance that must be corrected, an order that must be restored. We are a nation of laws, and the laws must be evenly applied. 

Kipling's funny little poem offers us hope that all the vain prattling about critical theory and relative truth will eventually be exposed, and people will return to the truth “That All is not Gold that Glitters, and Two and Two make Four.”

If we want to see the next generation mature into successful, capable adults, then one of the most basic things we can do is teach them about past generations. And what better physical way can we do that than by teaching them to appreciate the architectural styles of the past? 

When conservatives commit some minor infraction or technicality, they get investigated immediately. But it often seems like liberal politicians and groups can break the rules without consequences.

My dog, Marigold, and I have been walking a lot lately. It’s not easy, walking. We have very few “good walks” inasmuch as walking in a straight line is impossible when you can’t see.

If you haven’t heard the news, some literary treasure hunters discovered eight previously unknown short stories by Nelle Harper Lee.

Too many Americans have made politics their god. When we’re tempted to do likewise, we should remember all the other important beliefs, people, and things in our lives.

Listen up, Alabama. The days of your hard-earned tax dollars propping up biased, bloated “public” media are mercifully coming to an end.

Conservatives often say that the Second Amendment safeguards the First Amendment, and by extension, all our constitutional rights. But who ensures the Second Amendment itself remains secure?

Many Americans are seeing the need to move away from the secular neutrality we’ve practiced in recent decades and instead plant the flag through spiritual grounding and Christian beliefs. Doing so is not as hard as we make it out to be.

I don’t know if Tuberville is the answer to our gubernatorial woes. But he does seem like a candidate who could bring life to a currently uneventful Alabama gubernatorial race.

Samford University has been under the microscope, with questions raised over whether the school is abandoning its biblical foundations in favor of cultural conformity.

Under Wahl's leadership, the APLS Board has worked to preserve the true mission of public libraries: to serve all citizens – especially children – in a safe, welcoming environment, free from inappropriate and sexually explicit content.

Frankly, raising children in a society where children are deemed a nuisance and parents naive for having them is a lonely task.