As it turns out, we just thought we understood how much we needed better broadband accessibility in Alabama. Rural farmers, hospitals, and schools have been telling us for years that the inequality of our broadband infrastructure created two cla ...
Cameras (AKA the Government) On Every Corner – A Crisco Sorta Slope
I remember the collective groan that went up from motorists when "red light cameras" became a thing. Suddenly, it didn't matter if the police were around to see you push your luck with a changing traffic light. Big Brother always would. The heightened a ...
Balancing Rights and Love of Neighbor
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has announced that our state is moving into an initial phase of economic recovery, known as "Safer at Home." It relaxes restrictions on many businesses while keeping others, like restaurants, heavily limited for now. The hope is ...
COVID-19 Restrictions Unfairly Choke Small Business
When Mark and Susan Anderson were required by a statewide mandate to close the doors of their Dothan clothing and outdoor gear store, Eagle Eye Outfitters, they felt like it was a necessary sacrifice for the good of public health. By limiting retail shopp ...
Should All Rights Give Way to the Transgender Revolution?
Ever heard the maxim “Your right to swing your fist ends just where my nose begins?” It’s one the federal courts need to remember this week. On Thursday, the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals will hear a case that originated in Florida related to transgen ...
Educational Freedom Enables Personal, Economic Hope for Alabama’s Children
Part of the promise of school choice is that access to better education will result in increased economic mobility for those trapped in poverty. In our state, programs like the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) give children in underperforming schools or lower-income homes scholarships to private schools.
Thanksgiving to God is Profoundly American
Aside from Independence Day, no other holiday is as profoundly American as Thanksgiving. With its historical roots in the first English settlers to these lands and their Native America counterparts, it’s even older than our republic. Days of thanksgiving ...
Those shouting for equality don’t want equality, they want domination over ideas
I remember when it was tolerance and equal protection under the law that LGBTQ+ activists wanted. They said we could each practice our respective values, and should give one another the constitutionally-afforded space to do so. It was a fair ask, in a nat ...
Choices Have Consequences, Even for Liberal Politicians
By Dana Hall McCain Americans experienced yet another sex scandal involving an elected leader in recent weeks, culminating in the resignation of freshman Congressman Katie Hill of California. Nude photos were published depicting Hill in a polyamorous, bi ...
Children with Gender Dysphoria need Love and Compassion, Not Gender Reassignment
A recent case in the Texas courts became a catalyst for loud debate regarding the intersection of parental rights and appropriate treatment for gender dysphoria in children. A 7-year-old child of divorced parents, born male, is believed by his mother to b ...