The phrase, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” is a lie from the pit of hell. Can we please agree...
By Stephanie Holden Smith The state of Alabama – our state - has been in a perpetual “state of emergency” since Governor Kay Ivey...
Recently, the Supreme Court upheld a Biden vaccine mandate that would require all healthcare providers at facilities participating...
This week, Leigh Corfman’s lawsuit against Roy Moore for defamation finally goes to trial. After Roy Moore, the two-time Chief Justice...
Contrary to partisan bugaboos, the United States remains an exceptional nation, even in regard to its own unique despotism. While partisans...
Christians have been increasingly playing defense in society’s culture wars. Much of this is owed to progressives attempting to mock,...
It can’t get any better than this. How many times did you say that this weekend, watching four NFL playoff games that were possibly...
Well, it's official. I have joined the ranks of those who have been banned from Twitter. Somehow, someway, I offended the gods of...
Close to twenty-five years ago, I read some words from Jack Welch that had a real impact on my life. Welch took General Electric, a...
I don’t know about you, but I’m deathly sick of hearing about COVID. I never thought I’d miss celebrity gossip, but at this point,...
The calls used to come with some regularity. “President Trump is a dictator,’’ the angry voice would scream. To which I would respond,...
On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature convened a special session within the 2022 Regular Legislative Session, that will determine how...
Often in politics, there is the right side of an issue and a wrong side. But without our God-given freedom of speech, how would we,...
The 1991 film, “Fried Green Tomatoes” is as southern as it gets. A story from the early 1900s, taking place in a small Alabama town....
"Mom. I think you should try it." Easy for her to say, as I stood ankle-deep amid a snowstorm called Izzy, a Saskatchewan Screamer....
A recent shooting at Montgomery’s Bama Lanes on the Atlanta Highway reminds me of two things. First, I am reminded of Robert Putnam’s...
There comes a time when we all have to come to terms with our limits — with what is our responsibility, our role, or even our capability....
A few years ago, I realized that I had never read the classic book To Kill A Mockingbird by Alabama’s own Harper Lee. How did that...
Value-creating businesses drive state and local economies. Yet in a dynamic, market economy, past success does not ensure future success. ...
Last Monday night, Alabama lost in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Two days later, the Alabama House State...
After writing a blog on the “The Loneliness Epidemic, ” a friend sent me a sketch from “Saturday Night Live.” The sketch refers to...
Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives have announced their legislative agenda for the 2022 regular session. Supporters...
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued decisions in two vaccine-mandate cases: the OSHA case (which the Alabama Center for Law...
President Joe Biden is meddling with Congress. He wants them to get rid of the filibuster so debate will end, and Democrats can pass...
On Tuesday night, Gov. Kay Ivey delivered a traditional state of the state speech to a room full of legislators newly returned to Montgomery....
As we look to the next generation of citizens, leaders and innovators, it is important that we as a nation prepare them for future...
When was the first time you felt afraid? Oh sure. We felt fear when we swung a tad too high on the playground swing. Or when we went...