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Phil Williams: Standing with Superman for truth, justice and the American way

Which messaging do you prefer? The one that uses “make America great again” like an insult? Or the one who says, “Make America great again,” meaning making, keeping and preserving the greatness of our nation? 

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Gerrick Wilkins: Congress must end its addiction to continuing resolutions and secure our future

Congress, it’s time to act. Stop the reckless spending. Secure our elections. And if you can’t, then be prepared to face the consequences. Because if we don’t get it right, then shut it down.

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Allen Mendenhall: Waning trust in higher ed

Higher education, which once enjoyed wide favor, is increasingly viewed skeptically.

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State Auditor Sorrell: Crypto is everybody’s future

As Americans and Alabamians, we must seize this moment. Our leaders must be forward-thinking, and they should work in a bipartisan way to ensure that America is the world's hub of blockchain innovation and growth.

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Sean of the South: Alabama or bust

When I first moved to Alabama, people said the weather was going to be the worst thing to contend with. And they were right, to a point.

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Carter Ashcraft: What does conservatism look like post-Trump?

Will we appeal to whatever the left has established as the “new normal,” or will we appeal to an objective morality, a “more perfect” form of government? Will we appeal to the “spirit of the age,” or to God?

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Laura Clark: Moms, the controversial and ignored voting block

If you’re a politician and you want to win major points this election cycle, listen to the moms. Stop playing out of an old playbook and pay attention to today’s constituents. Women want to go home! Make it possible for them to do so if they choose.

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Allen Keller: Trading virtue for vice

Democrats have traded virtue for vice, and Republicans, if they play their cards correctly, can come out the winner.  

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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville: School choice for America's future

What we’re doing isn’t working. Young people are our future, and America’s future is what’s at stake if we don’t get more school choice.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Decalogue principle 4 – respect for truth

It is impossible to do justice without knowing the truth.

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U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl: Blame Democrats for illegal immigration in Alabama

Mass amounts of Haitian immigrants have entered rural Alabama in Coffee County and Talladega County. Local officials were not notified of the relocation and have received no answers from the federal government about what is happening.

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Joey Clark: Matt Walsh’s anti-racist doc strikes box office gold, reveals the elite to be weak

In a world increasingly full of false idols, Matt Walsh and the Daily Wire have managed to yet again desecrate the sacred sanctuary of Wokeness, a peculiar new religion fashionable today within the Western elite. 

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Phil Williams: Forced benevolence

We must restore order so we can continue to be a blessing to others. We cannot be forced into benevolence. That’s not how this works.

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KCarl Smith: How to keep your kids from falling into the Marxist mindset

Many Americans, especially young people, do not know the value of liberty. This makes them susceptible to the alluring promises of socialism, which they encounter on college campuses.

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Ashley Carter: Why Taylor Swift and her cats shouldn't dictate our votes

During election season, when every single vote is a true reflection of our values, interests and desires for the future, the influence of celebrities can truly be a double-edged sword.

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Sean of the South: The good ole days

The average American will spend 11 years of their life on their phone.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Alabamians fight back against Haitian migration

The influx of “legal” migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and in our own Alabama towns of Sylacauga, Athens, and now Coffee County, is finally capturing national attention – and rightly so.

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Carter Ashcraft: High expectations but low impact at the presidential debate

Across the board, the debate was disappointing, and I doubt it will affect the vote outcome.

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Conner Hayes: What’s next for BSC?

Someone recently told me that Birmingham-Southern College’s (BSC) attempted sale is “a fix.” Unsure at first, I can’t help shaking the unsettling feeling that perhaps it is. 

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Kristin Landers: They remember, but do they care?

Since Sept. 11, 2001, I believe the politicians who have failed to secure our southern border are accomplices – to terrorism. In my opinion, they have an enormous amount of blood on their hands.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Decalogue principle 3 – respect for family

The family is the most basic of all divine institutions, and the church and the state relate to the individual through the family. 

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Jay Palmer: An open letter to Ivey, Ainsworth on the impacts of mass Haitian immigration on small-town Alabama

Legal or illegal, these migrants are here and cannot be ignored.

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Joey Clark: Enough to make a cat laugh

There on the floor, lying on his back and slapping his white fluffy belly with violent glee, was Horatio the cat laughing at me. 

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Pete Riehm: A slap in the face to veterans — Why is Ivey targeting the one state official doing a good job and pleasing his constituents?

The need for substance abuse treatment far outpaces available services, and the homeless crisis is driven by too many poor souls in desperate need of unavailable mental healthcare. Military Veterans are more acutely affected.

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Phil Williams: Suicide of a society

Musk is right: Anything less than freedom of speech is the beginning of the suicide of a society.

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Ashley Carter: A voice from 1863

Please don’t let this voice from so many years ago be lost in vain. We still have time, and we can still make a difference!

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Sean of the South: A trip down AI lane

But now they’ve taken things to a new level. When my brother-in-law told me you could have a realistic, vocal conversation with ChatGPT, I had to experience this for myself. So I downloaded the app.

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