(Opinion) Remember when civic engagement and community involvement meant giving a pint of blood, picking up trash on the side of the road or participating in your local school bake sale? That’s not good enough in 2018 America. Those gestures are passé. If you really care and if want the world to know how […]

  (Opinion) Recent efforts by Alabama’s lawmakers to do away with special elections to fill vacant U.S. Senate seats may have a little to do with that fiasco to replace Jeff Sessions. I mean, come on. The result of that unexpected and brief race was the nomination of an unpopular Republican candidate and the election […]

    Is America the world’s freest country? Sadly, no. When researchers first started doing detailed international comparisons, the USA came in second or third. This year, however, we ranked 17th. The comparison I cite is the newly released Human Freedom Index, compiled by the Fraser and Cato Institutes. They compared economic freedoms such as […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Trump’s first State of the Union sets the tone for the next year, the midterms, and his entire presidency — The president showed his willingness and desire to make deals on issues like immigration and infrastructure. Democrats don’t care. — Those who watched the speech thought […]

  (Opinion) On Monday night, many of our Senators failed to stand alongside the unborn by voting against the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The bill aimed to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, yet failed to garner the 60 votes needed to end the madness. With a 51-46 vote, the bill was […]

  Human Trafficking Awareness month may officially end Wednesday, but advocates and lawmakers in Alabama are pushing legislative efforts on behalf of victims that will be felt long after January. The Alabama State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that establishes much stronger penalties for anyone found guilty of obstructing an investigation into human trafficking. “Because […]

    (Sponsored) Wes Thompson of Tep.io joined The Ford Faction to talk about Elon Musk’s flame thrower he has just recently introduced.  This led to a conversation on how great fire is.  Wes also covers the app of the week being “Knock Down Outdoors” and what it does for hunting.   http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Tepio_s_Wes_Thompson_Makes_His_Weekly_Visit.mp3   Click here to […]

  Tuesday on Birmingham Talk 99.5’s “The Matt & Aunie Show,” Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) offered his view on the release of the much-anticipated House Intelligence Committee memo that reportedly alleges political bias and interference in the American democratic process by the Department of Justice and the FBI. Palmer told co-host Matt Murphy and Andrea Lindenberg […]

  It looks like Alabama may experience another potential political scandal. As many as 70 lawmakers may have received subpoenas in recent days in an investigation into campaign accounts. At issue is how on some disclosure forms, rather than itemize an expense in detail, some lawmakers are simply listing “credit card expense.” Without knowing what […]

  That stereotype about the American South being more polite than other parts of the country is true. Or, at least, it’s true for Alabama. According to a recent study by FreshBooks, a Toronto-based accounting software company, Alabama is the second-politest state in the Union. You may be wondering, what’s the angle? How is an […]

Senator Larry Stutts (R-Sheffield) introduced a bill to the senate judiciary committee this month that could absolutely transform custody cases in Alabama.

    A Crossville High School student was told he would never walk again after an ATV accident, but Nick Walls defied those grim projections in a game against Douglas High School this week.   Nick Walls was told he would never walk again after a tragic ATV accident. Here he is proving that hard […]

As Christians we minister with understanding because all of us have #metoo been born sinners and are only redeemed by the grace of God.

  There is, in many quarters, increasing concern about the hyper-charged political correctness that has gripped our campuses and other forums of public conversation. Even great works of literature and philosophy—from Huckleberry Finn and Heart of Darkness to, believe it or not, Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason—are now regularly accompanied by “trigger warnings” that alert […]

On the heels of his vote against a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) made his first national broadcast network television appearance as a U.S. Senator on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday.

  President Donald Trump reportedly asked why the U.S. is “having all these people from shithole countries come here.” I think he could have used better language, but it’s a question that should be asked and answered. I have a few questions for my fellow Americans to consider. How many Norwegians have illegally entered our […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union promises some fireworks — Trump will tout tax cuts, the economy, and his attempts to deal with DREAMers, but the White House seems to be suggesting it will not be a bombastic campaign-style speech. — Democrats are […]

Well, that didn’t take long. Twenty-six days. That’s all it took from between the time Doug Jones was sworn in as a United States Senator to the time he blew his re-election chances by casting one of the most disgusting, cruel and cowardly votes in the history of that chamber. Jones joined dozens of Democrats […]

MMA fighter Eryk Anders joins The Ford Faction to talk about his career into the MMA and his adjustment.  Anders mentions his jobs he had after college and the struggles he went through to get to where he is today.  He also talks about his time at The University of Alabama and being in Brazil for his […]

  Terry Lathan, the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, blasted Sen. Doug Jones for voting ‘no’ Monday on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill that would have outlawed abortions after 20 weeks when babies have been proven to feel pain. “After today’s vote, we now see Senator Doug Jones’ true colors,” Lathan […]

The Ford Faction was lucky to have Russell Dubose and Donny Jones on to talk about West Alabama Works.  They addressed whats going on with the company and what it does for the people of Alabama.  They mentioned what West Alabama Works does for veterans and what it means to the people of Alabama to bring jobs […]

    Alabama showed up at the Grammys last night. — Alabama Shakes took home “Best American Roots Performance” for their rendition of Memphis Minnie’s “Killer Diller Blues.” — The Blind Boys of Alabama were also nominated for “Best American Roots Performance” for “Let My Mother Live” (which is incredible – listen here). — Jason […]

Marion County Public Fishing Lake will temporarily close on February 1, 2018. The lake will reopen in the following weeks under the operation of new lake manager Barbara Goggans. During the closure, anglers looking for a great place to fish can visit Lamar County Public Fishing Lake in Sulligent, Ala., which is about an hour drive […]

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is likely to vote today to declassify and release a memo alleging the Obama Department of Justice abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in order to spy on Trump campaign associates, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The scheduling of the vote was confirmed by a congressional source […]