47.2 F
Mobile
42.7 F
Huntsville
43.3 F
Birmingham
42.5 F
Montgomery

CATEGORY

Opinion

GQ says the Bible isn’t a must-read. Here’s what C.S. Lewis might say about that

GQ recently published an editorial with a list of 20 books “you don’t have to read,” with justifications and alternatives written by various authors...

The fiscally conservative case for not driving drunk

I shouldn't have to make a case against drunk driving. We all know it is wrong, it is deadly, and it ruins many lives....

Barbara Bush and the unique legacies First Ladies leave

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: THE DEATH OF BARBARA BUSH & REFLECTION ON ROLE OF FIRST LADY TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, over the...

When passions don’t pay: How to trust God with your work

A friend sat across from me and said, “I know my job is good work, but I’m just not passionate about it. I know...

Why the authoritarian right is rising

A fortnight ago, Viktor Orban and his Fidesz Party won enough seats in the Hungarian parliament to rewrite his country's constitution. To progressives across the...

How Christians can deal with the challenges of technology

The longer I’ve wrestled with the challenges of digital technology in my life and in the lives of others, the more convinced I’ve become...

The fall of James Comey

I originally assumed that former FBI Director James Comey is an honorable and truthful man who was striving to be objective and avoid undue...

5 reasons to encourage your child to befriend the kid who’s ‘different’

“My mom said you are welcome to come to our home and play anytime!” I turned, astonished, to look at who said this to my...

Trump: Prisoner of the war party?

"Ten days ago, President Trump was saying 'the United States should withdraw from Syria.' We convinced him it was necessary to stay." Thus boasted French...

Conservatives should stop using the phrase ‘fake news’

Liberals have overused the word "racist" so much that the adjective now lacks any commonly agreed upon definition, and that's a shame because we...

Kay Ivey did not kill the PACT program

For some reason the popular consensus in Alabama politics is that now-Governor Kay Ivey single-handedly killed the Alabama's Prepaid Affordable College Tuition in cold-blood....

Paul Ryan is understandably ‘bone-tired’ — but I do wish he could stay

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: WHY IS SPEAKER RYAN STEPPING DOWN: PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY? TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, last week, Paul Ryan decided...

Alabama gov’t is hindering the employment of its own skilled citizens

Sometimes the government tells us no.   I’m not allowed to sit in the Oval Office and watch President Trump mull over Fox and Friends,...

Return of the feckless Chick-fil-A-phobes

Move over, Trump Derangement Syndrome. Another unhinged liberal pathology is back: Chick-fil-A-phobia. Perhaps, in the interest of public health, the CDC should launch a weekly C-F-A-P...

7 Things: A great news day for the president, Battle’s PACT attack is off track, killer finally gets what he deserves, and more …

1. Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein has reportedly told Trump he IS NOT a subject of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe --- When Rosenstein visited the White House...

Alabama should bring back public executions

Today the State of Alabama, on behalf of its citizens, will strap convicted murderer Walter Leroy Moody to a table, stick a needle in...

Actress Charlize Theron becomes the latest Hollywood flight risk

Charlize Theron recently became part of the elite group of Hollywood actors who have publicly considered leaving the United States because they don’t like...

Can we all stop talking about Roy Moore? The ALGOP dismissed him

Roy Moore is no longer a thing. Republicans need to understand this, Democrats need to understand this, and the media need to come to...

Why the Syrian strike was justified

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: DONALD TRUMP TIES HIS SYRIAN ACTION TO PAST PRESIDENTS AND ACTIONS TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, last Saturday morning,...

Roy Moore and Confederate monuments — AL(dot)com’s Archibald dabbles in lefty irrelevancies as GOP gubernatorial debate panelist

BIRMINGHAM -- The gubernatorial debate HOSTED by AL(dot)com’s Reckon, Wednesday at the Lyric Theatre, went about as expected. There was a little spice though. All...

If you don’t agree with me, you’re a racist who likes death threats

On Monday, George Yancy, a black professor of philosophy at Emory University, wrote a lengthy piece in The New York Times detailing the awful...

The “Just bake the cake!” argument only cuts one way

For years Americans have been told that we need to provide services to people no matter our personal beliefs or the state will come...

Christian colleges: Will you fold under cultural pressures or actually BE what you say you are?

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: CHRISTIAN COLLEGES STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN CHRISTIAN CODES TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, NPR ran an in-depth story recently, “Christian...

No, Ivey shouldn’t participate in the GOP primary debates

Although Gov. Kay Ivey hasn’t won a gubernatorial election, she is playing this one like a seasoned pro. If you haven’t heard (or care), Ivey...