The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
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We are increasingly embroiled in an age in which the truth is an unwanted and uninvited guest. Leaders, especially in the body politic, have no desire to find the truth, because in finding it, they might have to change, resulting in dire consequences to the longevity of their public service, if not to their constituencies. The machinations of the United Nations is perhaps the best example of how truth becomes lost in the ideological shuffle. The U.N. was founded to promote peace among nations...
It’s that time of year again. In just a few short weeks, Alabamians will once again be forced to change their clocks in the middle of the night. On November 2nd, we will all wake up and “fall back” out of Daylight Saving Time (DST). In the five years I have served in the Senate, making DST permanent is the number one issue I hear about. A lot of folks have asked me over the years, ‘Why do we even have Daylight Saving Time?’ DST was first introduced during World War I and then used again during W...
America has lost one of its great lions of democracy. Dick Cheney, the forty-sixth Vice President of the United States, passed away at eighty-four. With his passing, our nation closes a chapter defined by strength, conviction, and an unyielding belief in the American ideal. The Cheney family said it best. "Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness and fly-fishing. We are grateful beyond...
President Trump just returned from a whirlwind trip through the Far East, and in true Trump fashion, he turned diplomacy into deal-making, conversation into contracts, and handshakes into hard results. While Democrats back home kept the government closed for "leverage" and fussed over his new ballroom built entirely with private funds, President Trump was halfway around the globe closing deals. Deals that will directly benefit American farmers, manufacturers, and workers and ultimately all...
Alabama’s Black Belt is rich in heritage, culture, and potential. Once known for its fertile soil, the region’s greatest resource today is its people — entrepreneurs, farmers, artisans, educators, and families who form the heart of its communities. To truly revitalize the Black Belt, we must empower local businesses and help residents build prosperity from within. Small, local businesses are the backbone of our economy. When we buy from local shops, hire local contractors, and choose to dine...
We are losing more and more of our freedoms every single day — and the only way to stop it is for the people of Alabama to tighten up. That means everyone. Thomas Jefferson said it best: “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.” Ignorant people become slaves — and that’s exactly what we’re becoming when we stop thinking for ourselves. Our schools have fallen into the trap of teaching memorization and compliance instead of independent thought and...
Background: Shifting Power in Birmingham In 2016, the Alabama legislature enacted amendments to the Birmingham Mayor-Council Act of 1955 at the request of then-Mayor William Bell. These changes were passed by members of the Jefferson County Delegation in the Alabama House, with the bill passing by a vote of 8-2. The representatives voting in favor were Robinson, Jim Carns, Danny Garrett, Juandalynn Givan, Mary Moore, Connie Rowe, Kyle South, and Tim Wadsworth. Representatives John Rogers and...
Washington's gridlock finally met its match. Coach Tommy Tuberville joined President Donald J. Trump in calling for the end of the Senate filibuster. Now the real action starts. Good leaders adjust when the game changes. Great ones know when to blow up a broken play. That's exactly what Coach Tuberville did. After meeting with President Trump, Coach made it clear: the American people care about results, not Senate rulebooks. "The American people don't care about Senate procedures - they care...
Alabama continues to rank as to one of the top ten states in the Nation for its success in drawing companies to the state to do business. There are a lot of reasons the state has been so successful in economic development, such as top notch workforce training and a competitive business incentives program. When it comes to bringing new companies and a business friendly climate, Alabama annually makes the list because of its commitment to economic development. Area Development Magazine recently...
When the Founding Fathers pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to build this nation, they didn't envision a day when U.S. senators would have to ban foreign religious law from creeping into our courts. They certainly didn't imagine a Congress where political officials like New York' Cities likely new Moslem mayor Zohran Mamdani, and his ideological allies in the Squad, would love to see their beloved Shari law creep into our Judicial system. Once again Senator Tommy Tuberville isn't...
The belief from the Alabama Republican Party that a new majority Black Alabama Senate seat automatic means it will go Democrat clearly shows just how racist and clueless the Alabama GOP really is. There are many in the Black community who are not aligned with the far-left progressive agenda that now controls the Democrat Party. However, they don't trust the GOP for a reason, and the GOP refuses to even attempt to reach out to them in areas like Birmingham. I know this because I and we with...
Only in Washington can the government shut down and still send you a tax bill. There’s something downright absurd about Washington’s favorite circus, the so-called “government shutdown.” The lights go out, the bureaucrats go home, the national parks close, and the media act like civilization is ending. TSA workers go on half pay, veterans’ calls go unanswered, and families cancel long-planned trips because the parks are barricaded. But one thing never shuts down, the IRS. Somehow, through e...
October 16, 2025 - CULLMAN, AL - In light of recent media coverage regarding political endorsements by Facebook advocacy groups, the Alabama Cannabis Industry Association (Alabama CIA) and the Alabama Hemp Industry Trade Association (Alabama HIT) wish to clarify their distinct and independent missions within Alabama's cannabis and hemp sectors. Both Alabama CIA and Alabama HIT are federally recognized 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional business leagues, and are nonpartisan and nonpolitical; we do...
As the saying goes, "If you do the crime, do the time" and in Alabama that time is described by inmates as "Hell". With the United States Department of Justice having even sued the Alabama Department of Corrections in 2020 over the "systematic" violence and abuse present in Alabama prisons. Facilities which are rife with overcrowding, sexual abuse, violence, and reports of murder. After the USDOJ's lawsuit, Governor Kay Ivey, issued a statement that "An Alabama problem deserves an Alabama...
When the truth finally comes out, it usually does so in waves, and right now the wave crashing over Washington is the revelation that Merrick Garland's Department of Justice spied on Republican senators, including Alabama's own Tommy Tuberville, using secret subpoenas and buried FBI reports. This wasn't rumor or speculation, it happened in 2023 when Garland and Jack Smith were running wild with their January 6 obsession. They used grand jury subpoenas to seize phone metadata, so-called toll...
Like many of us, I am still reeling from the assassination (murder) of Charlie Kirk. Also, like many of us, we will remember where we were and what we were doing when we first heard the news. The headline that flashed across the Fox News screen said, “Charlie Kirk shot at Utah Valley University” My first thought was, “Was he just shot ‘at’ or was he hit?” It didn’t take long to find the truth. I think most of us waited to find out his condition because they kept saying that he was in the hospit...
The 2026 election year began on May 19 when campaign fundraising could begin. Our elections will be May 19, 2026. Our Republican primary that day, and subsequent runoffs four weeks later, will be our election day for all statewide offices. Winning the Republican Primary for state office is tantamount to election in Alabama. Qualifying for all offices next year will be in January. However, for all practical purposes, the primary races are set and the horses are in the chute. It will be a...
In times of trial, America's character is tested, not in words, but in action. When Charlie Kirk was taken from us, the conservative movement did not collapse, it was called to rise, to renew, to refashion itself in courage and conviction. And in that moment, a leader has emerged, not by accident, but by preparation: Erika Kirk. Erika Kirk is far more than a custodian of a legacy. She is its expansion, its living evolution. Her life has been a tapestry of service: from winning Miss Arizona USA...
I am not a tax attorney and this is an article for those that are drawn to the Alabama Gazette; not scholarly enough for my peers but based on my research and personal experience. I enjoy the many fine writers that contribute to this paper, but I do not count myself as one of those writers that draw Alabama Gazette readers back month after month. Regardless, I hope that you as a kind reader will gain something from this. The 529 plan is named after the Internal Revenue Code section in which...
Last month, I illustrated the stupidity of our auto engineers in their zeal to make all new cars crushable and become total losses whenever they suffer from minor bumps and bruises. I also illustrated a solution to this insanity, and I’m praying that at least a few engineers in the right places will wise up and take action. But that is not the only engineering blunder with our cars today. They are also overloaded with gross excesses of explosive air bags—sometimes with as many as 10 or pos...
It was the fourth century A.D. Yes, I know the politically-correct crowd says we’re not supposed to use B.C. and A.D. anymore, because they mean “Before Christ” and “Anno Domini” (in the year of our Lord). Those terms, we are told, refer to the birth of Christ and that is offensive to some. Instead, we’re supposed to say B.C.E. (“Before the Common Era”) and C.E. (“Common Era”). But what makes the Common Era common, other than the birth of Christ? Our Founding Fathers finished the Consti...
Happy 26th Anniversary to The Alabama Gazette! Time to reflect back over a quarter century to herald this brave paper standing strong on the First Amendment; it prints submissions of big government conservatives and modern liberals as well as observations and perspectives of small government conservative/classical liberals like me these past 16 years. Those who regularly consume news from our local East Central Alabama ’Pravda on the Plains’ publications recently witnessed a social media sta...
Did you know that God isn’t setting you aside? No! God is actually setting you apart. I was recently reading about Joseph from the Old Testament and I got to thinking…I'm sure Joseph felt like that God was setting him aside and forgetting about him. Afterall, his brothers betrayed him and threw him into a pit. Where was God? And then he was betrayed and thrown into a prison. Where was God? Seemed like everybody was turning their back on it. Seemed like God had set him aside. Seemed like God was...
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has recently drawn attention to the issue of transgender participation in high school athletics. Tuberville presented documents showing that 122,000 transgender individuals competed in high school sports last year. This figure has sparked a renewed conversation about fairness and the future of gender-based protections in athletics. According to Tuberville, the growing number of transgender athletes raises concerns about the integrity of women’s s...
We hear “Lost Cause” commentary ad nauseum from so-called experts, most of whom are political leftists, neocons, Straussians, and others of a similar ilk who claim the War for Southern Independence was about maintaining slavery. In reality, the only threat to slavery was outside of the Southern and Border States (Lincoln and the Republicans made that crystal clear). This arose, at least partially, from the Republican agenda of wanting only White settlers in the West; they consistently aff...
