The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
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In the State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President Trump recognized that there is a problem with rising power bills, and he announced one big step to protect consumers from rising electric bills caused by data centers going up in Alabama and across the nation. He did not address plans to vet the centers and protect local communities from other problems caused by the locations of the centers. Also, he has not yet addressed problems caused by solar farms, carbon capture and other high-tech...
Alabama has sent a message that will echo far beyond the walls of the State Capitol. With the stroke of a pen, Governor Kay Ivey made clear that in our state, the most vulnerable among us will be protected with the full force of the law. As Governor Ivey said at the signing, "In Alabama, we will always stand up for our children and ensure that those who harm them face the strongest possible consequences under the law." That is not rhetorical. That is resolve. The Child Predator Death Penalty...
If you need ID to pick up a prescription, you should need proof of citizenship to pick the President of the United States. Let's stop pretending this is complicated. The SAVE America Act says one thing clearly: if you want to vote in a federal election, you must prove you are a citizen of the United States. That's it. That's the whole controversy. On February 11, 2026, the House passed the SAVE Act. It requires documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections. It requires...
Focus On America, a group that strives to promote individual liberty, family values, and the U.S. Constitution by actively participating in the political process and frequently hosts events in the Huntsville area, is urging people to fight back against "the march toward an all-digital financial system" by pledging to pay with cash. As while digital payments are quick and expedient for the younger generation, the most powerful strategy to "push back against the emerging digital control grid" is t...
My February Alabama Gazette column https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2026/02/01/opinion/winter-at-valley-forge-academy/9988.html 'kicked off' posting SoPrep Reports. Citing Valley Forge Military Academy closing in Pennsylvania leaves The Southern one of a dozen remaining prep schools with a Corps of Cadets (military) program in the nation. We're blessed to have this gem right here in Sweet Home Alabama, located at Camp Hill just off US Hwy 280 in East Central Alabama. In our current...
Across Alabama, families know what inflation feels like. It isn't an academic debate. It is the extra money at the grocery store. It is the gas pump climbing higher than it should. It is the uneasy realization that your paycheck simply does not stretch as far as it once did. For two years under the previous administration, that pressure was constant. Inflation hit 40-year highs. Retirement accounts dipped. Small businesses absorbed rising input costs. Working families carried the burden. That...
Americans across the country are preparing for tax season as W-2s make their way to everyone’s mailboxes. People often compare filling out their tax forms to learning a new language because of how stressful and confusing it can be. However, this year, I’m proud to say that Alabamians will be bringing home more money than ever thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts — formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill. From Marshall to Baldwin County, Alabamians in EVERY county will get to keep more of...
One of the most misunderstood moments in the Gospels is also one of the most beautiful. They drag a woman to Jesus who was caught in adultery…one of the most heinous sins. She was publicly exposed and ashamed. They ask Jesus a question they thought they already knew the answer to. Should we stone her? Jesus doesn't argue doctrine. He doesn't raise His voice and He doesn't shame anyone. He just says, “He without sin, cast the first stone” John 8:7 One by one the stones hit the ground and the a...
Urging the U.S. Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), also called the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Admiral Robert Papp Jr. said not ratifying the treaty is “almost like having a winning lottery ticket that you don’t cash in.” Maybe. But before cashing in a lottery ticket (or anything else), one should always read the fine print on the back. And the LOST has a lot of fine print: 475 pages, 17 Sections, 320 Articles, 9 Annexes, and over 158,000 words. Draf...
As the 2026 Legislative Session evolves, it is apparent that this year’s annual session will be short and sweet. That is par for the course in an election year session. This is election year and all 105 House Seats, and all 35 Senate Seats are up for election. Therefore, it is an inherent historical reality that nothing consequential or controversial is addressed in a quadrennium ending election year. However, it is a constitutional requirement that the legislature enact a budget – in fact, both...
Not to be confused with the South Korean movie “Two Weddings and a Funeral” or the British movie, “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, my real life January events nine years ago had nothing to do with “hooking up” and instead I endured the most grievous and oft dreaded death of a parent, my Mom and only two days after her funeral my oldest son, Matt (not his actual name) returned to Montgomery and married his most precious and beautiful fiancé, Lisa (not her actual name). How often does one experien...
For more than thirty years, American presidents went to the Annual World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland looking for approval. From Bill Clinton through Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the ritual was the same: reassure the global elite, affirm their economic orthodoxy, and return home to explain why American workers had to “adjust.” Davos was not a debate. It was a blessing ceremony. Donald Trump ended that era. He didn’t go to Switzerland seeking approval. He went to tell them the era of defer...
Illegal immigration has flooded this country. While most of them come here for jobs and opportunity – many have not been. José Antonio Ibarra was a 26 year-old immigrant from Venezuela who had entered the United States illegally. Instead of getting a job and building a life here, he murdered college student Laken Riley in a park near Athens, Georgia when she resisted his attempted sexual assault. I don’t remember any mass protests demanding that Riley’s murderer be handed over to the mob and bea...
In July, 2024, Germany’s federal office for information security issued an urgent warning to order all government agencies to disconnect all windows 11 computers from its network. Several other countries quickly followed suit. The EU launched an immediate investjgation. Despite not running Microsoft for 17 years, Bill Gates was dragged into an emergency PR meeting and blessed out with, “This is the stupidest decision in company history, because this isn’t just a privacy scandal. This is Micro...
Semiquincentennial of united colonies will begin with celebrating the 250th anniversary of declaring independence from British hegemony. Of the most gripping episodes in this hard fought victory, won a quarter millennium ago to break from the King of England was the 1777–8 winter campaign at Valley Forge; a crucible for Gen. Washington's newly minted Continental Army, strategically placed to keep watch over British forces in occupied Philadelphia. Enduring brutal cold, fatal disease, hunger, l...
Let me start off with one reality. I am a Tennessee graduate. I graduated back in the early 1980s and have been a Vol fan for decades. I am, however, more of a realist and my overwhelming attention is given to other pursuits. Especially things with wings on them. That being said, I still sometimes wear my more subdued Tennessee apparel which is dangerous since I now live deep in the heart of University of Alabama country. But now that the 2025 season is over, I felt compelled to write this missi...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) delivered a floor speech exposing Democrats for their hypocrisy on Obamacare. Not a single Republican voted for Obamacare in 2010, and yet, Democrats are trying to blame Republicans for the sky-high health care premiums Americans are seeing today. https://rumble.com/v72uwwg-senator-tuberville-speaks-on-senate-floor-exposing-obamacares-failure-and-c.html “For months, our Democratic colleagues have been fearmongering about our health care sys...
Melania out-grossed five 2025 Academy Award nominees - including two Best Picture contenders - in a single opening weekend. With $7 million in its first three days, it registered the strongest debut for a non-concert documentary in over a decade, earning an A CinemaScore from audiences and a 99 percent approval rating from moviegoers on Rotten Tomatoes. Much has been made by critics of what they call propaganda. That is not entirely what this film is. What it is, is something far more rare and...
As someone who works every day in security and risk management, I’ve learned that one-size-fits-all solutions rarely work. Whether we’re talking about public safety, private security, or regulatory policy, decisions are most effective when they’re made close to the communities they affect. That’s why Alabama, not the federal government, should decide if and how sports betting is handled in our state. Alabama does not currently permit legal, online sports betting through state-licensed operators. That choice reflects our laws, our culture...
Federal agents recently arrested three activists after disrupting a Minnesota church service, charged with conspiracy to interfere with other people's constitutional right to worship. Headlines from this case (re)affirm a long-standing principle upheld by the US Supreme Court; our First Amendment civil right protects one’s right to speak, not the right to prevent others from speaking. That principle was designed to be uniformly applied across all levels of government and public institutions. O...
Once again, President Donald Trump got what America wanted at a fraction of the cost the experts said was impossible and once again the critics proved they still do not understand the art of the deal. For years, Washington's foreign policy class treated Greenland as a frozen curiosity strategically interesting diplomatically sensitive and best left to committees studies and polite conversations with no deadlines. Trump looked at the same map and saw leverage. Shipping lanes opening as the...
At pivotal moments in American economic history, the Federal Reserve needs more than a credentialed academic or a cautious caretaker. It needs a steady hand with real world experience, institutional memory, and the confidence to act decisively when the stakes are high. President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to serve as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve is exactly that kind of choice. Warsh is not a theorist peering at the economy from thirty thousand feet. He is a seasoned practi...
February 2, 2026 - At a Lieutenant Governor political forum in Hoover last month, one of the moderators posed a simple question: name your favorite historical figure. Without a moment’s pause, I responded with Margaret Thatcher. Margaret Thatcher had the courage to lead with conviction, stand firm under immense pressure, and fundamentally reshape her country by refusing to apologize for strong principles or tough decisions. She understood a timeless concept: leadership is measured by courage. M...
In communities across Alabama, families rely on community banks to help them buy their first home, start a business, or weather a tough season. Those deposits don't disappear into a national system. They're reinvested right back into the places we live. Community banking works because it's built on trust, relationships, and a shared commitment to local progress. When I served as a community bank president, I spent my time listening to customers, visiting local businesses, and helping tell the...
Honoring a leader whose devotion to God, family, and the unborn transformed Alabama's moral and political landscape Alabama lost a great man this month-a man whose leadership, convictions, and Christian faith helped shape the moral and political landscape of our state for decades. To know John was to witness a man of purpose and discipline, anchored in Scripture and committed to serving God, his family, and the people of Alabama. His voice carried influence not because it was loud, but because...
