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Phil Williams: When fiction became reality

This past week saw the much ballyhooed presidential debate between presumptive nominees Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the first debate between two men who have already held the office of president.

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KCarl Smith: The double reversal in Frederick Douglass' 'Fourth of July' speech

Frederick Douglass masterfully employed the rhetorical technique of a double reversal to convey his message in his powerful July 5, 1852, speech titled, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"

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Sean of the South: America's future

I knew something was wrong when we walked into our hotel room. Namely, because our toilet had blinking lights.

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Amie Beth Shaver: Bad ideas bring casualties

Our children - our girls specifically - are victims of a modern-day Amalekite ambush by men and women who possess a sexually perverse mindset and agenda.

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Laura Clark: Why the 10 Commandments to the left is like a wooden cross and garlic to a vampire

The same people who are upset about the 10 Commandments applaud Drag Queen Story Hour ... and don’t bat an eye at gay pride flags in classrooms. Why is that? Because an environment that doesn’t normalize their behavior is one that inherently calls it out. 

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Kristin Landers: How should we approach November?

This November marks another presidential election year. While I used to love the months leading up to these contests, now they feel about as enjoyable as a root canal.

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Donna Cude and Kristen A. Ullman: Return the 10 Commandments to the public square

The 10 Commandments indisputably reflect the values that underlie our legal system and way of life.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: The 10 Commandments – then and now

Earlier this month, Louisiana adopted a law requiring all public schools to display the 10 Commandments, accompanied by a 200-word statement explaining that the Commandments were “a prominent part of American education for almost three centuries.”

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Joey Clark: Numb to numbers or the madness of men?

Practicality demands numeracy, especially on the modern American scene. 

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Phil Williams: Eyes everywhere

Invasive technology sounds really cool until some bureaucrat realizes that they can use it for their agenda.

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Ashley Carter: Fearfully and wonderfully made

Remembering the anniversary of Roe v. Wade two years later.

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Conner Hayes: Negligence that kills — The destruction of Alabama’s most important college

The State of Alabama could not provide a loan to financially distressed Birmingham-Southern College (BSC), but they have made it clear they can buy. 

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Sean of the South: Willie Mays

The Say Hey Kid’s first season in the bigs was shaping up to be an awful one. He’d gotten no hits. He was a rookie with the worst record in the league. Period. After 26 plate appearances he’d hit the ball only once.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: The body positivity movement lost the point and people are losing their lives

Ten years ago, the body positivity movement was about crafting a fitness lifestyle that was not dictated by one’s body size or type.

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Conner Hayes: Birmingham-Southern College's fatal fire sale

BSC has already failed. It isn’t coming back. What is selling off the physical remnants of the place going to do for anyone? 

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Allen Keller: A Father's Day message from the father of our country

The 10 Commandments tell us to honor our fathers and mothers. If it’s beneficial to honor our parents, then it surely must also be so to grant such respect to the father of our nation?

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Dr. Stewart Tankersley: More truths emerge to erode COVID lies

The hubris of those in charge the past four-plus years has been epic, and we continue to exist in the deadly game they created. Thankfully, recent weeks have seen their seemingly impenetrable barricade of lies erode.

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Talmadge Butts: Bump stocks may be legal again, but the ATF has declared open season on gun hobbyists

If you are a Second Amendment supporter and gun enthusiast, you may feel some whiplash from recent news.

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Joey Clark: Seven ways politicians avoid responsibility

Politicians are more than happy to take credit for anything good under the sun, but they eschew any responsibility when their name is to blame.

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Phil Williams: Entrapment on the rainbow road

Every so-called “progressive” city that paints a rainbow in the street knows exactly what will happen. They expect it. They want it. They need it.

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Riley McArdle: Where’s the outrage as major colleges ban DEI?

Alabama's DEI bill for universities was met with great outrage. But now that schools like Harvard and MIT are dropping DEI policies the outrage seems to have disappeared.

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KCarl Smith: You won't believe what I heard

How can these black conservatives assert that slavery wasn't bad when they never experienced it themselves?

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Jim Zeigler: Fathers' lives matter

Dads matter — to the family and to society.

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Ashley Carter: Expressing gratitude to the patriarchs of my family

Dad, “thank you” will never be enough!

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John Rice: Broken promises and the Inflation Reduction Act's impact on Alabama's seniors

In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), promising it would lower Medicare costs for seniors. But for Alabama's seniors, the reality has been far different.

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Jim Zeigler: Two Alabama Democrat cities in national top 5 for crime

Bessemer and Birmingham are in the top five cities in crime.

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Sean of the South: O, brother

Dan Lovette became an usher at the Baptist church on Easter Sunday, March 26th, 1961. He stood at the door shaking hands, passing out bulletins. Nobody knew Dan.

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