From Bama to the Bahamas, generosity reigns
Mobile, Ala.: How about a little good news about Americans, for a change? Here’s a tale of generosity to inspire anybody. Ranked by per capita income, Alabama is the fifth poorest state in […]
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Forgiving Bama Gov. Ivey’s blackface
(Aug. 31) It is reasonable to criticize Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey for doing a skit in blackface in college. It’s also reasonable, given that this happened half a century ago, to […]
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Brilliant centrist Artur Davis merits a public-policy home
(Aug. 29) One of the more interesting political careers in recent decades probably ended this week, but electoral defeat shouldn’t preclude many years more of public policy work for former Congressman […]
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Congress, Alabama lose a good one as Martha Roby retires
MOBILE, ALABAMA, JULY 26 – At a time when thoughtful, non-robotic representation already is too rare on Capitol Hill, it is particularly distressing to learn today that Rep. Martha Roby […]
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Miscellaneous three: Pot, gunshot, and Senate plots
Sheriffs stir the pot to weed out legalization laws (June 25): When it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana, American lawmakers should listen to the nation’s sheriffs and just say no. […]
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Bart Starr was greatest NFL role model ever
No single man will ever epitomize the best of the National Football League like Bryan Bartlett Starr. On the field and off, Bart Starr was the very definition of a […]
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The Five: Trade, Fed, Comey, Kavanaugh, Twilight Zone
Follow the links embedded in the headlines. Bill Clinton should thank Kavanaugh for Vince Foster investigation (May 6): The mind boggles once again at the self-centered, mendacious irresponsibility of former […]
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Bama’s Byrne and Kennedy: Politics Without Enmity
Mobile, Ala. — Even in the state that embraces President Trump’s pugnacity more than any other, a congressman running for the U.S. Senate can hold a town hall meeting without verbal “red […]
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Common Core sinks, via Alabama’s Marsh
March 21. Chalk up another blow against the rapidly crumbling edifice of the Common Core educational standards — this time courtesy of an Alabama state senator who suddenly, but fortunately, […]
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NYT: Wild-ish campaign, even w/out Roy Moore
By Quin Hillyer at the New York Times; Mobile, Ala. — After hyperventilating through last December’s special-election version of a house of horrors, Alabama voters shrugged their collective shoulders this […]
