Guest Opinion — Page 56

Joe Biden has displayed gross incompetence and an inability to effectively lead our nation as commander-in-chief.

During my remarks at the recent “Save America” rally that President Donald Trump held in Cullman, I called for the impeachment of Joe Biden, and liberal activists accused me of engaging in the over-the-top hyperbole that is often associated with campaign rhetoric.

I will say it again: What we are watching in Afghanistan is the greatest dereliction of duty by an American leader of my lifetime. It is now beyond obvious that this White House is not up to the moment; they have no plan in place to facilitate the evacuation after Biden’s arbitrary August 31 deadline. […]

Carl: Democrats’ tax and spend spree

It should be no surprise to anyone that Washington, D.C., has a spending problem – our national debt has been out of control for years, and nobody in Washington seems to care a lick about getting it under control.

Imagine your football team is in the first quarter of a game, a couple of star players are sidelined and the opponent’s offense seems unstoppable. The score is already 28 – 0 when your head coach takes a time out.

Guest: Vaccine hesitancy

The reluctance of many to take the free, highly effective COVID vaccines has led to calls for mandatory vaccination. Economics can offer perspective on vaccine hesitancy.

Flowers: Summer political happenings

Labor Day weekend will not only mark the beginning of college football season, but also the traditional start of the 2022 political season.

President Biden and Democrats in Congress want to spend three and a half trillion of your taxpayer dollars on a progressive wish list that would make President Obama blush. You read that right: $3,500,000,000,000. That’s a lot of zeroes on a price tag the American people can’t afford and on things they don’t want. To […]

Katie Britt: Leaving people behind in Afghanistan is un-American

The Biden administration has created a hotbed of national security and humanitarian disasters.

The COVID-19 pandemic arrived at the worst time for rural Alabamians. In the weeks leading up to our state’s first case of the unfamiliar and new virus, there were frequent warning signs that large numbers of hospitals in rural parts of the state were at risk of closing. Then, the epidemic brought those problems firmly […]

There is no doubt the topic of infrastructure is on the minds of many Americans. Seventy-four percent of respondents to a June 2021 Pew Research poll identified infrastructure in the U.S. as a “big problem.” But infrastructure is much more than the highway paving projects and municipal utility overhauls we usually think about. In fact, […]

Carl: President Biden is to blame for Afghanistan

Over the weekend, people across the world watched as President Biden allowed the Taliban to take control of more than 20 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. Within a matter of hours, the Taliban took control of the U.S Embassy in Kabul, seized the presidential palace, and began firing on the Kabul Airport as thousands of Americans, […]

Flowers: Status of race for Shelby’s seat

The field may be set for the race to fill the Seat of our iconic senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby. When Senator Shelby announced that he would not seek a seventh six-year term in the United States Senate earlier this year, many of us expected a stampede of candidates to throw their hats in the […]

Aderholt: Broadband divide has created two Americas

The markup process for the 2022 federal budget is well underway, and as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I have been heavily involved in this process. A few weeks ago, I wrote about my position on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and my top priorities serving in that role. I had mentioned that I […]

The epidemic of misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines has contributed to the tragic loss of life for an untold number of our fellow citizens. This “misinfodemic” spread just as rapidly as the virus. Rumors and incorrect information have convinced far too many to remain unvaccinated. Today, Alabama is the least vaccinated state in the nation. […]

Arnold Mooney: Mo Brooks -- The real deal on immigration

Donald Trump recently endorsed Representative Mo Brooks in his bid to become the next senator from Alabama. It’s not hard to see why. The President made immigration the premier issue of his presidency and successfully curbed the number of migrants — both legal and illegal — that crossed our borders. Similarly, Brooks has spent his […]

John Merrill: Why only citizens should vote

A growing number of left-leaning political activists and thinkers are proposing that Democrats should legalize non-citizen voting in a purely political power grab. In America, voting is one of our most sacred privileges as U.S citizens and playing partisan games with our voting laws will weaken the integrity of our elections. Even setting aside the […]

For the past year and a half, our nation – and the entire world – have been dealt a massive blow by the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtually everyone has experienced various hardships, whether it’s loss of a loved one, loss of income or a small business being shut down. As we’ve moved through the different stages […]

Flowers: Governor Ivey should coast to reelection

For over a year I have been touting the fact that the 2022 election year in the Heart of Dixie was going to be the busiest and most monumental in history. Folks, it looks like it is not going to be as eventful as anticipated. Yes, everything is on the ballot, but the power of […]

Why is inflation costly?

Inflation exceeded 5% in June. Double-digit inflation burdened Americans in the 1970s. Although we treat inflation as bad, economists find its costs hard to pin down. The three economic functions of money help us think about inflation’s costs. Money’s first role is a medium of exchange, meaning a good way to conduct transactions. With barter, […]

Alabama physician posts his concerns about the dangers of coronavirus, the vaccine and an individuals right to choose their medical future.

Katie Britt: Long past time we talk about mental health

The subject of mental health has been all the buzz on news broadcasts, sports shows and around dinner tables all over the world this past week.

Congress is currently in the middle of the markup process for the 2022 federal budget. As a member of the appropriations committee, I serve on the Defense and Agriculture subcommittees and I’m the ranking member of the Commerce, Justice, and Science committee. In the coming weeks, I want to discuss with you what I see […]

Last week, Birmingham Southern-College, a small liberal arts school located in Birmingham, Alabama, announced that all students who refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine would receive a $500 penalty. For exercising their right to medical freedom, their so-called “right to choose,” students are being targeted by college administrators and ostracized on their respective campuses. If […]