In the immediate aftermath of the 2012 elections, many people concluded that the conservative movement was all but lost. But who would have thought that only five weeks after the election, conservatives would be celebrating a landmark victory? Follow ...
Governor Bentley Makes Right Choice for Alabama
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 ...
From Poverty to Prosperity: America’s First Experience with Socialism
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 ...
Business Owners Denied First Amendment Protections
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,” ...
Billy Graham Speaks to Voters
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 ...
Amendment 8: Clearing the Air on Alabama’s Legislative Pay
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 ...
Diverse pro-life groups present loving choices for mothers and unborn babies
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 ...
Elections Reflect Our Values
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 Other Message of the September 18 Amendment Vote
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: ...
On September 18th will you vote Yes or No?
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 ...