Shouldn't the public know if the shoddy, biased work produced other unjust convictions based on confirmation bias-driven investigations and faulty forensic evidence collection, testing, analysis and testimony?

  Gov. Kay Ivey’s office revealed data today from the Alabama Department of Labor showing that the preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate hit 3.5 percent, a record low according to Ivey. The number, down slightly from October’s 3.6 percent rate, showed 75,807 unemployed, compared to 77,231 in October and 136,135 in November 2016. “It […]

Dr. Gina Louden appeared on Thursady’s edition of the Ford Faction to discuss the big moves President Trump is bringing with his tax cut and she even mentions her Christmas plans. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Dr_Gina_Louden_Sounds_OFF_about_Trump_s_Tax_Reform_on_The_Ford_Faction.mp3 Click here to listen in a new window.

Jon Michael Ogletree of Hoover, Alabama, couldn’t reach the piano pedals when he began playing at 3 years old and he can’t reach them now, three decades later. Ogletree calls himself a “little person” and says his dwarfism has come with its share of challenges … and unique blessings. “The outsider looking into my life […]

  Today on The Ford Faction, Alexander Shunnarah and Sara Williams joined the show to talk about the Jefferson County case that awarded $12 million to the passengers injured in the 2015 MAX bus crash in Fairfield. Of course, the guys also bring up the billboards. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction […]

“Fog and too much rain can literally stop the parade... mostly we just get out there and go. We take it slow and just try not to hit the boat in front of us.”

Our recent special election was tumultuous and highly partisan. Thankfully, Secretary of State John Merrill who was in charge the whole thing, handled it the with care, maintaining the integrity of the electoral process. Merrill, a Republican who endorsed Roy Moore, kept his own politics out of it and did an excellent job of reminding […]

R.C. Sproul was an absolute titan. We think of the great impact of a Billy Graham in the breadth of the church and his commitment to crusade evangelism.

    Republicans’ and Democrats’ attitudes toward higher education are seemingly diverging. Increasingly critical Republican attitudes will likely in time have policy consequences. An annual Pew Center survey found in 2015 that 54 percent of Republicans thought that higher education’s impact on the country was positive, versus 37 percent negative. This year these numbers flipped […]

    A star-studded lineup will perform at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame’s February ceremony inducting Mac McAnally and Walt Aldridge, two of country music’s best songwriters, Eddie Hinton, who was one of music’s best session players, and Odetta Holmes, whose music made her a civil rights icon. Rolling Stones keyboardist and 2016 inductee Chuck […]

The healthiest sexual system no longer exists, thanks to the disconnect between commitment and sex. The cost is borne almost entirely by women.

  About those polls. On a day when Republican Roy Moore’s faint flicker of hope died — the Alabama secretary of state’s office reported Wednesday that the number of provisional and overseas ballots won’t be nearly enough to overcome his deficit with Democrat Doug Jones in the Senate race — it is worth examining the […]

The tax cut has now officially passed the House and the Senate, so now we get to continue the argument about who’ll benefit over our Christmas dinners. But in February, most Americans will see an increase in their paychecks, according to Paul Ryan. “On January 1, Americans are going to wake up with a new […]

  Gov. Kay Ivey reacted to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act earlier today by calling it “historic” and declaring it a “boon” for the Alabama economy. “American families know best how to spend their hard-earned dollars, not politicians in Washington,” she said in a statement issued Wednesday. “I am thankful both […]

Cliff Sims, founder of Yellowhammer News and current special assistant in the White House, talked about the president’s massive tax cut on today’s Ford Faction radio program. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/The_West_Wing_s_Cliff_Sims_Joins_The_Ford_Faction.mp3 Click here to listen in a new window.

It’s now been a week since the election of Doug Jones prompted Al.com’s editorial board to breathlessly declare that the “voice of justice” had spoken for a “burning movement” of “black voters, LGBT activists, women and young voters” who represent the future of our state. Their words crackled with confidence and jubilation because, in their […]

Whether you’re particularly religious or not, Christmas is special. It’s a time, uniquely cut out and endorsed by the federal government, for us to rest and to celebrate; to express gratitude for life’s greatest gifts. As we honor the advent of Our Lord, it is also a time of reflection upon our own corporate, and […]

          Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, on today’s podcast, I’d like to do a follow-up to Monday’s program, as well as Tuesday’s program. Monday, we talked about the Doug Jones/Roy Moore election out of Alabama. Yesterday’s broadcast, we talked about the fact that American […]

  Late Tuesday after the U.S. Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Sens. Richard Shelby and Luther Strange offered remarks praising its passage and touted the stimulative effect it would have the economy. Shelby called the legislation, which passed along party line 51-48, “historic” and declared it would simplify the tax […]

    People want politics to be simple. Left vs. right. Clinton vs. Trump. My side vs. your side. Elect the right guy, and things will be good! The truth is more complicated. Influential political philosophies created the mess we live with today, not just a political “left” and “right.” There’s socialism, conservatism, populism, progressivism, […]

    Alabama will almost assuredly put more taxpayers dollars into prisons next year, but the biggest question is how much. Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, who filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of state inmates, want up to $150 million a year to correct deficiencies in health care and […]

  In both his National Security Strategy released yesterday and the speech he delivered at the Ronald Reagan Building explaining it, President Donald Trump said the United States will build a wall along the southern border as part of the first pillar of his plan, which focuses on protecting the American homeland and way of […]

    The tax cut bill on track for passage today will create 4,632 jobs in Alabama and boost the income of the average middle-income family by more than $519, according to a study released this week. The estimates come from an updated analysis by the Tax Foundation, which projects that the Tax Cuts and […]

(Sponsored) Tep.io’s Wes Thompson joins The Ford Faction to talk about the new trivia game that’s sweeping the App Store HQ Trivia, the new grocery delivery concept called “Shipt.” The Ford Faction guys also mention their chances of success if they were “Shipt” workers. http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Wes_Thompson_Talks_Shipt_To_The_Ford_Faction.mp3   Click here to listen in a new window. Subscribe […]