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For better and for worse, America has spent the last 50 years replacing a patriarchy with a matriarchy. The “oppressors” have become the oppressed. 

The proposed raise for Education Superintendent Eric Mackey seems a bit unreasonable.

Think DEI programs are on their way out the door? Think again. They seem to be alive and well, but not for women and minorities. This time they’re for men and boys.

Those on Goat Hill are acting like a bunch of blue-state bureaucrats, and it’s high time we call these so-called conservatives what they are: RINOs with better accents.

The question remains whether we will pay the modest price of vigilance today or the exorbitant cost of failure tomorrow. 

Last week, I filed a bill aimed at reining this issue in and protecting Alabama’s children from Delta-8. 

This spirit of change emanating from the broader U.S. government, all the way down through the larger private sector, even into our little lumber mill, suggests a unity in our world that isn’t often discussed.

Should judges be removed for following their convictions, even if we think their convictions are wrong? 

Let’s set the adult egos and feelings aside, set an example for our kids, and share our plentiful resources with all of Baldwin’s children.

Faithful craftsmanship has its eventual reward – and that is something which can bring joy to the heart of every American.

Ever since Donald Trump unveiled his 2016 campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” American liberals have fixated on that final word, “again.” 

The future of America is in good hands. These young adults, the kids I sometimes call them, will be fine, and so will our country.

If we increase the superintendent’s salary, are we, the taxpayers, then going to be forced to increase the salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor?

Elon Musk has suddenly gone from being the darling of the left to its public enemy number one. Smack in the middle of it all is Indivisible, leading the charge for the charlatans that raise money for the Anger Industrial Complex. 

Patrick Henry's life and letters provide sound advice for a happy, lasting marriage.

Perception is nine-tenths of reality, and right now, Alabama’s State Republican Party leadership is looking more like a pack of yellow-dog Democrats wearing elephant costumes than the principled conservatives they claim to be.

Yes, my father had a lot of rare qualities, and my beautiful little sister got them all.

Will therapy endure? It may, but only if people continue to turn a blind eye to the problems that plague the industry.

The Mises Institute remains one of Alabama’s underappreciated intellectual assets, overlooked even by many Auburn students and locals who seem unaware of this significant resource in their immediate vicinity.

Popcorn books offer some nutritional value, yes, but I tend to consume them as I would a bowl of popcorn, a bit mindlessly, taking pleasure in the consumption as much as in the contents. 

Giving what is now known as “gender affirming care” to minors is as harmful as chopping their arm off because you found a freckle that you are convinced will one day be cancer.

If we want to avoid the grasping clutches of government control, then maybe it’s time we do everything possible to advance the family – including its role in the education of children.

Alabamians used to be able to expect a few things from a GOP-controlled legislature – hard passes on gambling bills, a decent amount of fiscal responsibility, and always choosing to protect children. But those days are in the rearview mirror.

Wednesday marks the 15th legislative day of the 2025 regular session, which also marks the halfway point allowed by the Alabama Constitution.

Children exposed to the harsh realities of the world too soon will be even less able to handle them as adults.

Religion stands above the culture, but it also permeates the culture. Students whose education is devoid of any kind of religious instruction emerge from school with an unbalanced, one-sided worldview.

In Alabama, we believe in limited government, but we also believe in giving parents the tools they need to protect their children.