With a full-blown case of the blues like this we’re not talking clinical depression. We’re talking about that sadness, that melancholy which descends without warning.
Alabama voted overwhelmingly for Trump. When they voted on Nov. 5, they also voted for his team. As Alabama’s senator, you have my word that I will do everything in my power to get every one of Trump’s nominees confirmed so we can get to work.
Though I have often suspected the opposite will come to pass, I pray Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey doesn’t resign before her full term is up.
The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody illegal aliens charged with or convicted of burglary, larceny or theft.
In the holiday rush, you may have missed a new set of rules issued just before Christmas.
Does today’s foodie culture, with its exquisite tastes and picturesque plating, distract one from growing in virtue, from controlling the desires of the flesh?
One of the greatest forms of stewardship that any culture can be measured against is found in the simple question: “What did you do with the children?”
Could taking our kids to church actually improve their academic standing?
Our schools need to ditch the idea that technology can replace actual knowledge before they create a whole generation of functional and cultural illiterates.
Her lowest point came when her ‘83 Toyota gave out. It was the day of her son’s 12th birthday. She had been picking up extra gigs lately so she could afford a birthday present for her boy.
It feels like we are living in insane times. Amid the madness, School Resource Officers are an invaluable resource in schools. In 2025, there is no reason for schools not to utilize them.
The best leaders love the people they serve.
All too often, those in the conservative movement who emphasize free markets and entrepreneurship forgo the necessary cultural preconditions to that.
If nothing else, we should read if only to prevent our society from going down the drain.
Alabama stands poised to distinguish itself with the Classic Learning Test, or CLT, which offers a bold alternative to institutional stagnation.
A simple explanation of the mentality driving much of the angst we see in today's society.
There’s a good possibility gambling will be back when the 2025 legislative session opens in February.
When we share books with our children, we’re not only giving them wings. We’re giving them dreams as well.
No matter how noble the issue or worthy the cause, politics cannot change man's nature nor take away his proclivity to wickedness.
If even our brains are biologically male and female, are we merely selling ourselves a line when we say that our sex is fluid and can be what ever we feel it should be?
Several states across the country already have robust school choice programs that have been in place for years, and numerous studies have proven that public schools do not experience a mass exodus because of these programs.
It is not unusual for Alabama's highest-paid bureaucrat to use the Retirement Systems of Alabama's monthly newsletter, The Advisor, as a personal mouthpiece to spout off about his views on matters unrelated to RSA, and his January screed was no exception.
In days past the Presidential Citizens Medal was given sparingly with case-by-case review. This week’s activity has Joe Biden handing out tranches of 20 at a time.
Our nation is divided, there is no doubt about it. But what would happen if more of us turned off the TV and the radio, if we quit or dialed-back social media, and used our time instead to “root our being,” discern wisdom, and find peace?
A new prison might seem like a quick fix, but it’s not the solution. By focusing on the deeper issues, Alabama can build a legacy of opportunity and justice, not just walls and bars.
What does our own sloppy dress tell us about ourselves? Are we too pressed for time to dress a little up rather than way down? Are we rebelling against the idea of beauty and culture? Or are we just too lazy to pull on a pair of slacks instead of wearing the sweats we slept in?
I can either look to the old year, staring at all the crap strewn behind me, and bid the old me a tearful goodbye. Or I can say hello to what comes next.