New Orleans still roiled by monument dispute
(Quin Hillyer, Liberty Headlines) As the national networks take brief note of the climactic days of the long running dispute in New Orleans about the city removing four “Confederate monuments” from […]
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In (partial) defense of the New Orleans monuments
Note from Quin: History is full of shades of gray. And while “slippery slope” arguments aren’t always valid and are often over-used, they can, if used carefully, be quite legitimate. […]
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Bama’s Continuing Political Saga…
Not one but two pieces — one a straight-news roundup, one an opinion piece — on various aspects of Alabama’s ongoing political soap opera. — Quin Hillyer 1. [Straight news […]
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Alabama GOP riven by scandals
(Quin Hillyer, Liberty Headlines) With Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley earning international headlines by resigning Monday in the wake of a scandal involving sex, misreporting of campaign finances, and multiple allegations of misuse […]
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New York Slimes gins up non-story on ethics
Personal commentary by Quin Hillyer; At the Washington Post, moderate-conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin takes up the case of Robert Eitel, formerly the second-ranking lawyer in the GW Bush Education Department […]
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Conservatives should be disgusted with House Freedom Caucus
By Quin Hillyer at the Washington Examiner, whereby I explain that hard-line so-called conservatives are, via their obstinacy, rejecting honest moves in their direction and making it more likely, not […]
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Ryan listened: Medicaid work requirements now in bill
(Quin Hillyer, Liberty Headlines) The idea of requiring work or education in return for Medicaid benefits may be catching on. A bill allowing states to impose such requirements, reported here at […]
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Byrne keeps lid on contentious town hall
(Quin Hillyer, Liberty Headlines) Angry crowds can be tamed. That’s what some Republican lawmakers are finding out as leftist critics create hostile atmospheres at congressional “town hall” meetings around the country. […]
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SPECIAL ALERT: Byrne town hall on Monday night
by Quin Hillyer; Throughout the country, leftist activist groups have been showing up en masse and disrupting “town meetings” held by Republican congressmen. When southern Alabama U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne holds such […]
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Chris Pringle for Majority Leader
Last summer I wrote a column for al.com explaining why Mobile’s Republican state Rep. Chris Pringle would make a fine Speaker of the House. He didn’t get the post, but […]
