Guest Opinion

Adam Smith, the anchor of that group of inquisitive Scotsmen who spawned the Scottish Enlightenment and significantly changed the world, was born 300 years...

The easiest and most politically advantageous choice for my career is to vote against the Fiscal Responsibility Act, but I couldn’t put myself and...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a debt ceiling compromise with President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Unsurprisingly, fiscally conservative Republicans are criticizing...

The Alabama Boys State and Girls State programs have been the spawning ground for Alabama political leaders for generations. It is a marvelous civic...

Owning an electric vehicle (EV) has transformed my driving experience and also left a lasting impression on my family. My children have grown up...

Economists think about jobs in a seemingly counterintuitive way. While noneconomists see job creation as a primary goal, economists view labor as a scarce...

Responsible energy and infrastructure development can help create jobs, support local businesses and industries while attracting new ones to our state, and strengthen Alabama’s entire economy. However,...

On Christmas Day, 1952, Sgt. Arthur Hullett received the news that his 22-year-old brother Ervin had been killed in Korea. They had grown up...

It is hard to imagine that it was only a little over 100 years ago that women were given the right to vote in...

As the CEO of the Business Council of Alabama and a former banking executive, I can confidently say that Alabama is one of the best...

One of the biggest reasons I started the series “Elevating Young Voices” is to, obviously, elevate the voices of the youth in Alabama. There...

It is graduation season. Social media is saturated with photos of new graduates from every institution of learning. Some of these graduates have so many...

Over the last decade, there have been multiple convictions for absentee ballot fraud across the state of Alabama. As a Probate Judge, a legislator...

A lot of attention has been focused this session on the Alabama Legislature’s efforts to cut taxes. Bills have been introduced to lower or...

Last week, I joined dozens of my colleagues from the House and the Senate at a press conference urging President Biden to work with...

The United States faces potential default in June as we run up against the debt ceiling, currently at $31.4 trillion. Whether the debt ceiling...

Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Appropriately, Kay Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be governor was Lurleen...

Technology has revolutionized our lives over these last three decades, and it has also revolutionized eye care. Yet, in Alabama, optometrists are still subject to...

Since President Biden took office, there have been over 5 million illegal crossings at our  southern border, and more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants...

If you followed state news in 2022, you would have seen dozens of stories about Alabama’s successful economy. Nearly every month we at the Alabama...

When Alabamians need surgery, especially on something as complex and important as their eyes, they should be able to trust that the medical professional...

The Biden Administration is battling what it terms “junk fees.” Is this consumer protection, or will it simply create additional costly regulation? The answer...

On May 15, 1972 - 51 years ago today - Alabama Gov. George Wallace was shot and paralyzed during an assassination attempt while campaigning...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is an abysmal failure and President Joe Biden is even worse. Thanks to their treasonous open border...