The circumstances of U.S. Border Patrol agent Rogelio Martinez’s death this week remain murkier than the Rio Grande River. Agent Martinez succumbed to critical head injuries early Sunday morning. An unnamed partner, who came to Martinez’s aid after he radioed for help from a remote area of the Big Bend sector in Texas, also suffered […]

  It’s been with equal parts satisfaction and disappointment that I have watched from afar as the left has finally come around to my opinion of Bill Clinton, or at least they have finally come around to believing his accusers. As I have maintained since the 1990s, Gennifer Flowers was telling the truth; so was […]

    Yes, Jeff Sessions really is making a difference at the Justice Department, as a new order curbing the department’s own power makes clear. The other day, a friend said to me that he figured Sessions really would be better off accepting a write-in bid for his old Senate seat because “he’s not really […]

    ‘I don’t believe there has ever been [a politician] who was such an embarrassment to Christianity’ Having never met the man, all I know about Roy Moore comes from what I have read and heard him say. I just can’t understand how anyone can call themselves a Christian and be so filled with […]

Economic freedom in the U.S. rose from 7.81 to 7.94 in 2015, the latest year for which data is available, moving us from 13th freeist nation to the 11th.

          Listen to the 10 min audio   Read the transcript: TOM LAMPRECHT:  Well, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Harry, it was President Abraham Lincoln that first established Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of November. Then, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office, he was celebrating Thanksgiving on the last day of the month. […]

Faced with the loss and endangerment of my children, giving thanks has not been in the forefront of my mind. Yet, I've found it is possible.

    On Tuesday morning, the Moore Campaign announced the endorsement of the Asian American GOP Coalition (AAGC). The Coalition released the following statement: “The Asian American GOP Coalition (AAGC) is pleased to endorse Judge Roy Moore’s candidacy for U.S. Senate. We firmly believe Judge Moore possesses an unparalleled professional track record and political experience […]

    How stands John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” this Thanksgiving? How stands the country that was to be “a light unto the nations”? To those who look to cable TV for news, the answer must at the least be ambiguous. For consider the issues that have lately convulsed the public discourse of the […]

Conservatism in Alabama is more splintered than I thought. I recently outlined how differently younger and older Alabama conservatives are reacting to the sexual misconduct allegations against Roy Moore. Aside from that, another division continues to form as indicated by the Shoals Young Republicans’ resolution – approved unanimously by the group on Sunday – declaring […]

  As Alabamians gather today to watch football and feast on fried turkey, we should also remember the words written by President George Washington in his proclamation establishing “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer” in 1789 that eventually became known as Thanksgiving Day. “It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence […]

Trae Elston and JJ Nelson join The Ford Faction for their weekly picks for The Yellowhammer Pick ‘Em in college football. So far Trae leads the pack with an 22-6 record. The overall winner gets to donate $1000 to a charity of their choice. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on […]

  The following are reader opinions about Roy Moore in response to Yellowhammer’s call for submissions. ‘We stand with this man of courage’ I am just a working, concerned, Alabamian by birth, who votes based on who will or has proven they will follow the Constitution. My wife is a legal immigrant from Taiwan, became a citizen, […]

    The prestigious scholarship program Rhodes Trust announced its 32 scholars for 2018 on Sunday and around half of the scholars are aspiring social justice activists. The scholarship winners have conducted research on Black Lives Matter, gun control, and climate change and done activism on issues ranging from the Ferguson protests to gender-neutral bathrooms […]

A New York psychoanalyst has come to the firm and uncomfortable conclusion that it is crucial that a mother be home during her child's first three years.

Wes Thompson and the guys dive into the new robots that can  do back flips and create their own language, Android phones are listening, and app of the week. http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/Another_edition_of_Tech_Tuesday_with_Wes_Tompson_of_Tep_io.mp3   Click here to listen in a new window. Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or Stitcher.

  A math teacher in the U.K. has been suspended and faces possible further disciplinary action after he said “Well done, girls” to a group of students in forgetting that one of the girls prefers to be identified as a boy. Joshua Sutcliffe is a teacher at Cherwell School in Oxford, and is also a […]

  In the wake of the media’s refusal to report on the truth about Judge Roy Moore, the Moore Campaign unveiled key witnesses that debunked claims that Moore was banned from the Gadsden Mall. “We are intent upon bringing out the truth, when no one in the press or in D.C. seems to care,” said […]

    Ready for Thanksgiving? Before you eat that turkey, I hope you think about why America has turkeys for you to eat. Most people don’t know. Everyone’s heard about that first Thanksgiving feast — Pilgrims and Indians sharing the harvest. We like the drawings of it we saw in schoolbooks — shared bounty. Fewer […]

  John Stossel, the noted libertarian who rose to fame highlighting government waste on ABC’s 20/20, will begin publishing his nationally syndicated column on Yellowhammer News, the site announced today. “Libertarians and conservatives share a great deal in common, from our preference for limited government to our belief in strong private property rights, and no […]

Another politician is prioritizing the Republican agenda over the moral conduct of the candidates. Kay Ivey's support of Moore is shocking, but not unusual.

Alabama governor Kay Ivery could stop this nightmare Senate election and she should. The candidates do not represent the will of the people.

  Conservative Leadership and Integrity for our community  Today, small businessman and life-long Republican, Steve Smith, announced his candidacy for the Alabama State Senate District 2.  District 2 covers the City of Madison, Madison and Limestone Counties.  Senator Bill Holtzclaw is not seeking re-election to the Alabama State Senate. Councilman Smith is currently serving his […]

    With backing from the Appalachian Regional Commission, (ARC), Southern Research is seeing positive results from The Prosperity Fund, a $2.4 million initiative to accelerate entrepreneurial activity and spark job creation in four Alabama counties rocked by the coal industry’s steep downturn. The Prosperity Fund’s goal is to foster new start-up businesses and assist selected small firms […]