What if I told you that the government could tax you, then shut down your ability to pay the taxes, then provide you the funds to keep operating, but then tax you an extra amount on the funds they sent you. Sounds ridiculous, right? Well, we’re on the bri ...
7/17/2020 News Recap
In this episode of the 1819 Weekly News Recap Podcast, Parker and Josh discuss -The results from the race for US Senate -The results in the races for Congress in Districts 1&2 -A new mandatory mask requirement issued statewide by Governor Kay Ivey ...
Anchored in Alabama: Stories of Hope – Week 14
As API enters the fourteenth-week publishing Anchored in Alabama, our team continues to be encouraged by the stories we hear from you and from local media. It is clear that our faith communities and businesses are stepping up to today's cha ...
To Educate Our Children
Children often bear the worst of our challenges, and our disagreements. When Alabama public schools shut down in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, we saw (again) that the promise of education is not equally available to all young people. Many governm ...
7/10/2020 News Recap
Josh is back for this week's news recap podcast. Join us as we discuss the race for US Senate in its final week, offer predictions, and unpack yet another Supreme Court case. To listen, click here.
API a Finalist for State Policy Network’s Bob Williams Award for Most Influential Research
We are excited to announce that API is a finalist for State Policy Network's Bob Williams Award for Most Influential Research this year! The final winner will be chosen by popular vote, so vote now at the link below! Vote now: https://bit.ly/2Zht ...
Anchored in Alabama: Stories of Hope – Week Thirteen
As API enters the thirteenth week publishing Anchored in Alabama, our team continues to be encouraged by the stories we hear from you and from local media. It is clear that our faith communities and businesses are stepping up to today's challenges. W ...
MOBILE RADIO: Supreme Court Redefines “Sex”
API director of policy analysis Parker Snider recently appeared on Mobile Radio to discuss the Supreme Court's recent redefinition of "sex" to include gender identity and sexual orientation through its ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. You ca ...
Sharing Our Self-Governance in Emergencies
Who rules us? For centuries, the dominant American answer has been that we rule ourselves. But there are alternative views. As long as there have been human beings, some have insisted that we should not have to rule ourselves, but should be free to do wha ...
7/3/2020 News Recap
In this episode of the 1819 News Recap Podcast, Justin and Parker discuss - Governor Ivey's extended "Safer at Home" Order - Increasing online sales taxes and problems with Alabama's budgeting process - President Trump's cancelled rally in Mobile for T ...