As if an economy struggling to recover were not enough, Alabamians are truly starting to feel the financial pinch of trips to the gas pump and higher monthly electric bills. The cost increases impact more than just travel and utility bills; they ...
The Facts About Charter Schools
By now practically everyone in Alabama has seen, heard or read something about public charter schools. Incredibly, most of what is out there is actually deliberate “misinformation” targeting what can be best described as simply increasing educational ...
Penalties for Illegal Gambling: Cost of Business or a Crime
If you wonder how much difference there is in the Alabama State Legislature between the old Democrat majority and the new Republican majority that was elected in 2010, take a look at the bills that are on the agenda. From the early 1990s through the ...
An Attack on Liberty
When Nancy Pelosi famously stated, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it,” who knew that the Obama Administration would find a new constitutional right to “free” contraception? And who knew when the Democrat-controlled Cong ...
Reagan: America is Too Great for Small Dreams
February 6th would have been Ronald Reagan’s 101st birthday. Considering the current condition of America and the world, I tried to imagine what he would say if he were still with us. Here are some of my thoughts. First of all, I believe Reagan woul ...
Time-honored Standard of Conduct
With the shipwreck of the luxury cruise ship the Costa Concordia, one of the most honored codes of seamanship, indeed of Western manhood, was violated … the code of “women and children first.” Most of the coverage has focused on the cowardice o ...
Keystone XL Decision: Another Energy Policy That Hurts the Poor
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to spread the wealth around by using “government power to balance the scale between America’s rich and the rest of the public ….” But the truth is the policies of this Admi ...
Voter ID Protects Right to Honest Elections
Alabama is once again at odds with the U.S. Department of Justice … this time over the voter ID law that the Alabama State Legislature passed during the 2011 legislative session. Alabama joined six other states, including South Carolina, in passin ...
Unconstitutional Appointments Violate Oath of Office
The primary focus of the 2012 election has been the economy, but there is another major issue that should be on voters’ minds in November … the blatant disrespect and disregard of the Constitution. With President Barack Obama’s appointment of Richar ...