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 ri ...
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 ...
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 irregu ...
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 ...
Credit where credit is due. Singer-songwriter John Mayer nailed it with one particular line from his hit song “Waiting On the World to Change”. He said distinctly, “When they own the information, oh they can bend it all they want,” and he was right. ...
At a time when political discord is at a high, there’s one thing that Alabamians should be able to agree on: Alabama’s prison system needs immediate reforms. The current system is outdated, understaffed, overcrowded, and plagued by violence. The p ...
Daniel Tompkins. George Dallas. Schuler Colfax. Garret Hobart. John Garner. Do any of these names ring a bell? If they don’t it’s okay, you are not alone. All of these men at some point in time served in America’s second highest office as Vi ...
Recently my wife and I were preparing to attend a wedding. As we made ready to leave the house we checked to make sure that we had our masks at which point she lamented that she did not have one that matched her outfit. We both paused on that and th ...
As summer transitions to fall, Alabama’s state budgets also undergo a shift. On October 1st, the state government left 2020 behind and moved into fiscal year 2021. At this point, most everyone wishes they could forget 2020 and get a jumpstart on ...
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that state executive orders prohibiting people from gathering and carrying on their businesses are unconstitutional. The ruling contains important lessons for officials and lawmakers in other states, includi ...
