Opinion

by Guest Columnist, Sandra Beckard This is an opinion column. “Alternative Facts” was first thrust into the national lexicon on January 22, 2017, when U.S. Counselor to the President, Kellyanne Conway, used the phrase to […]

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Yes, it was racist. Period. Hard stop. What the President posted on social media was racist. Anyone who argues otherwise — see: your MAGA friend (we’ve […]

Respect for others was the founding principle of America. By Josh Moon America is a mess right now.  Come on, you know it. No matter which side of the various arguments you land on, you […]

HB13, a pandering immigration enforcement bill, is a poorly written, poorly intended piece of legislation that attacks some of the country’s most basic rights. Matt Simpson lives in an awesome world.  In that world where […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS In a way, it makes perfect sense that Alabama still, embarrassingly, honors Robert E. Lee on the same day it honors Martin Luther King Jr.  Lee was a hateful, mean-spirited man who […]

Will Boyd was offered an opportunity to build a coalition of support and stop the endless cycle of losing elections. He should take it. ByJosh Moon Will Boyd has taken offense to people who have […]

It was easy to predict what happened in Minneapolis. It’s what happens every time we give too much power and too little oversight. By Josh Moon What happened in Minneapolis on Wednesday was wrong.  You […]

Peace-walking Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile journey were greeted with an unexpected outpouring of love and respect across Alabama. By Howard Bankhead, African-American Golfers Digest This is an opinion.Peace-walking monks entered Alabama this week, greeted warmly by communities along their […]