Alabama is beset by a worldwide pandemic, economic collapse and a growing cry for social justice for its black citizens. Anyone of these crises alone would...
My next book on Alabama politics will expound on who I believe have been the top 60 political leaders in Alabama over the past 60 years....
I’m going to tell you a story. We’ll pretend that it’s not true. Let’s start this story back in 1901, when a bunch of white men...
At APR’s morning teleconference call on Monday, I asked the staff if there was a unifying message we could send about the mass shootings that took...
After the closing of the 2019 Legislative Session, both House Speaker Mac McCutcheon and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh gave the session high marks. When...
A good many people wonder why simple, straightforward, no-nonsense, good-government legislation fails to pass even though it appears to have universal and overwhelming support and appeal...
From an ethical point of view, the Alabama Republican Party has endured a tough run the last few years. There have been at least eight arrests...
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, is co-sponsoring sweeping reform legislation that is intended to strengthen democracy in the United States by removing barriers to voting, reigning...
Gov. Kay Ivey has become an awesome game changer within Alabama politics. As the third most popular governor within the United States, Ivey has earned the...
It is often repeated that we are a nation of laws and not men. We are also told that the law trumps politics. Both of these...
