Opinion Archives July 2024
How did America get here? Attack from Within shows disinformation is at the root: Op-ed
Roy S. Johnson: 29 years after Million Man March (I was there), Black men must mobilize again
J.D. Vance, Donald Trump and the George Wallace Shape Shifters
Alabama’s Roy Moore vs Leigh Gwathney, the battle you never knew you wanted
Beth Thames: Sundog and ‘no friend as loyal as a book’
Whitmire: Biden has COVID, but Trump has a COVID problem.
Joe Biden has done what that other old guy could never do
What one Southern city can teach America about chaos
Cameron Smith: A honest news media could have prevented Biden’s campaign
Roy S. Johnson: America is ready to elect a female president, especially when women's rights are at stake
Project 2025 ties damsel to Trump railroad tracks
Comeback Town: Is it OK for Alexander Shunnarah to dominate the Birmingham skyline?
Alabama Legislature has prioritized public safety, it’s time for some cities to do same: Op-ed
Does America deserve the curse of poison politics and gun violence?
Beth Thames: Take ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ on the airplane with you
Goodman: Is Nick Saban helping or hurting Alabama?
Whitmire: Trumpism is subservience
Roy S. Johnson: Which VP is more qualified to lead? C'mon now
Goodman: Who are the SEC’s playoff contenders?
Alabama manufacturers lose under IP waiver: Op-ed
Alabama Supreme Court justice op-ed on Trump, civil discourse and political reality
Archibald: America may not be indivisible for long
Goodman: Who’s the biggest pretender in the new-look SEC?
Goodman: In the SEC, it’s still Alabama and everyone else
Life’s a Process: Texas pranks Saban before SEC Media Days
Cameron Smith: American status quo is scarier than Project 2025
Roy S. Johnson: Trump shooting is on all of us, America. Stop violent rhetoric now
Comeback Town: What the Mountain Brook and Birmingham beach catastrophes can teach us
Goodman: Why are there no Black head football coaches in the SEC?
Roy S. Johnson: Time for Biden to resign; Kamala Harris is Democrats' and America's best hope
Clotilda is not a question: Op-ed
Beth Thames: Grocery list includes drinks, chips, Little Debbie cakes and ... ammo?
Roy S. Johnson: Did MLB Rickwood boost minority and women-owned businesses?
Whitmire: Alabama GOP chairman says democracy ‘leads to socialism’
Goodman: Why is Horns Down so satisfying?
Archibald: Biden, Trump, the courts, and the risk of turning into vegetables
Life’s a Process: Miss Terry passes catastrophe off to Coach Saban
Goodman’s Mailbag: ‘No Sooner fan is worried about Texas’
Comeback Town: Hosting MLB game affirms how far Birmingham has fallen
We lost our son to the opioid epidemic, now the South is facing a fentanyl crisis: Op-ed
The U.S. Supreme Court is damaging Alabama’s waters: Op-ed from Mobile Baykeeper
Peasant revolt of 1524 a milestone for self-determination, limited taxation and freedom of conscience: Op-ed
Gambling in Alabama and lessons to learn from extinct dry counties: Op-ed
Nice Independence Day, America. Be a shame if something happened to it
Roy S. Johnson: What’s a ‘Black job?’ Here are 99 we proudly hold and conquer
Roy S. Johnson: With deference to Frederick Douglass, what to a discordant nation is this 4th of July?
Beth Thames: Enjoy the gifts of the steamy, soggy summer season
Cameron Smith: Only Joe Biden can save America
Whitmire: Joe Biden, Donald Trump and the Window of Truth
Goodman: Is Nick Saban available for the World Cup?
The Alabamafication of Joe Biden
Roy S. Johnson: Willie Mays' neglected childhood home cannot be allowed to die
‘We the people’ need immunity from corrupt MAGA Supreme Court
Archibald: Are we celebrating Independence Day on the wrong date?
Commentary: Biden’s latest order may end long fight for immigrant family unity
Debate debacle: A rocking chair for Biden, prison for Trump
Goodman: Between Texas and Oklahoma, one team is already falling behind
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