Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has made the right decision not to set up the health exchanges created by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Contrary to what some state Democrats and other supporters of big government say, Bentle ...
On the fourth Thursday of November, most Americans will gather with their families and friends to celebrate a day of thanksgiving, a day devoted to remembering the blessings of God. Most Americans connect this uniquely American holiday with a romanti ...
On November 19th, U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton ruled that Hobby Lobby, the arts and crafts chain, and other for-profit companies must pay for the coverage of contraceptives such as birth control, the “morning-after pill” and the “week-after pill,” ...
In every election voters focus on where the candidates stand on issues and that is certainly important. But have you ever seriously considered where you stand on the issues? Do your views on the issues or your preferences for candidates truly refle ...
On the November ballot, Alabamians will vote on a state constitutional amendment to change the manner in which their legislators are compensated. Those who remember the Alabama Legislature’s 61 percent self-awarded pay raise in 2007 might be und ...
One of the oft-chanted maxims of the pro-choice movement is “Keep your hands off my body.” And it is a mantra that has never settled with me. While I can certainly understand wanting to keep a stranger’s hands away, I have always wondered why t ...
In just over a month people will be going to the polls to vote for president and for other candidates. The presidential election will primarily center on these issues: economic growth; jobs and unemployment; government debt and spending; and health c ...
The voters of Alabama have spoken and decided to give Alabama’s elected officials more time to sort out the reforms needed to put Alabama’s fiscal house in order. The message from the proponents of the September 18 constitutional amendment was this: ...
One of the most troubling things about the statewide September 18th vote on the constitutional amendment to transfer $437 million out of the Alabama Trust Fund (ATF) is that so few people even know that there will be a vote, much less what it is ...
If you were to tell someone that September 1st will mark the 23rd anniversary of the Alabama Policy Institute (API), Alabama's leading conservative think tank, they might respond, "That's great. Who is API and what's a think tank?" There are probably ...
