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May 12

A simple thanks

The 2024 regular session of the Alabama Legislature is over. It was a doozy. There were bills that got all the attention and ones that...

May 5

Pearl-clutching and hand-wringing on college campuses

There’s an age-old saying that “bad news doesn’t get better with time.” So true. Things you don’t want to deal with often get worse...

Apr 28

The surveillance state

Late on a recent Friday evening, Congress renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). I get a strange chill...

Apr 21

The right side of history

“Sometimes standing on the wrong side of history in defense of a cause you think is right is still just standing on the wrong side of...

Apr 14

Joe Camel and the drag queens

The fickle whims of culture should never be a measuring stick for what is right. Cultural fads have a way of shifting with societal...

Apr 7

The DEI bloodbath

Diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, is quite the combination of buzzwords. In modern society, no grouping of words has done more to...

Mar 31

Uncle Sugar

America has grown used to the idea of “Uncle Sugar” taking care of everything. Uncle Sugar, the kindly rich uncle who steps in and takes...

Mar 24

Our southern border demands a magnificent response

This past week America watched with shock as events unfolded at the U.S. southern border. Near El Paso, Texas, uniformed soldiers stood...

Mar 17

That time at summer camp

My first camp experience was Camp Winnataska, near Pell City. We made smores, had screened-in cabins and shaving cream battles, and...

Mar 10

The next greatest generation

Several seemingly unrelated events occurred in recent days giving me hope for tomorrow – events that swirl together in my mind with the...

Mar 4

IVF and 'snowflake babies'

A battle is raging in the media. This battle is over whether humans can be held accountable while intervening in the process of life. But...

Feb 26

Like lemmings to the pronoun sea

We’ve all heard the phrase, “like lemmings to the sea.” Yet the U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently underscored this phrase, raising...