After a short break, the weekly podcast is back! This week, Josh, Justin, and Parker discuss how we can still be thankful in the year that brought us the novel coronavirus, a contentious election, and more. Listen below or search ‘1819’ in your favorit ...
How Dare We Defend Our Rights
Emblazoned above the door to the Alabama Statehouse is a Latin phrase that translates as “We Dare Defend Our Rights”. It is a symbol of the determination to ensure that government does not forget that its people are imbued with certain inalienable rights. ...
Mobile Radio: Phil Williams on the Jeff Poor Show
Tuesday morning, Phil Williams joined the Jeff Poor Show to discuss the possibility of more government shutdowns, benchmarks to reduce coronavirus restrictions, and the need for the state legislature to convene soon to pass much-needed legislation. To l ...
Points of Policy Podcast: Pennsylvania and the Presidential Election
In this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, Phil Williams is joined by Pennsylvania politicos Charles Mitchell of the Commonwealth Foundation and Matthew Brouillette of Commonwealth Partners. Together, they discuss how the presidential election ...
How Pennsylvania Democrats Deliberately Stoked 2020 Election Chaos
I can’t tell you how many texts I’ve received this week from friends and acquaintances across the country asking—usually in all-caps and peppered with profanity—what is going on in Pennsylvania? As a native Philadelphian, and from my current vantage in po ...
The Supreme Court Will Not Pick the President, But It Could Have a Role
The spectre of dimpled chads has emerged to haunt American politics. Twenty years after the contested presidential election of George W. Bush against Al Gore made punch lines out of certain ambiguous ballots in Florida, allegations of election irregularit ...
11/6/2020: While We Wait, a Look at Ballot Measures
While we wait for the final results of the 2020 Presidential Election, Josh, Justin, and Parker discuss ballot measures from across the country and how they faired on Tuesday. From a $15 minimum wage in Florida to marijuana legalization, we cover the top ...
As Citizens, We Must Expect Less From Government and More From Ourselves
I have the honor of leading the Alabama Policy Institute, a non-partisan, non-profit educational and research institution which has championed free markets, limited government, and strong families for over 30 years. When you look back at our state’s ma ...
Mobile Radio: Parker Snider on Archangel Radio
Monday morning, API's Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider joined Mobile's Archangel Radio to discuss the constitutional amendments that will be on each ballot in Alabama on Election Day, November 3rd, 2020. To listen to the 10-minute segment, cli ...