When I was a kid vacationing in Florida amusement parks with my parents, I was always amazed by the exotic images emblazoned on the arms, legs, backs, necks and even the shaved heads of some of the other...

The legal debate over whether or not intelligent design should be taught in schools has been dormant since 2005; however, the same cannot be said for public support for both sides of the debate. Dialogue...

Online retailer Zazzle now sells T-shirts that read, “Plug the hole with BP executives.” That suggestion—however implausible—is significant in that it captures the public’s frustration over the...

While the Iraq War has been very controversial, the Afghan conflict is viewed as a “just war” due to the need to prevent the resurgence of al-Queda in the region. Recently, it has become obvious that...

By Austin Gaddis Many Alabama Republicans were pleasantly surprised when the voting results for the June 1st primary showed Robert Bentley sustaining his narrow lead over favored opponent Tim James. Now,...

U.S. Representative Artur Davis did not win the Alabama Democratic primary for governor last Tuesday. Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks crushed him by 24 percentage points. The hopes and dreams of Davis’s...

As we approach day 55 of the BP oil spill, now the worst environmental disaster in United States history, President Obama is finally developing “tough” language regarding his frustration with the lack...

Last Thursday's opinion section in The Crimson White made me curious about a lot of things. I thought I'd share. Firstly, I'm curious as to why the editors of this paper would allow someone to take up...

June 24, 2010, will be a big day in Atmore, Al.  That is when the Escambia County Board of Education is scheduled to select a new principal for the troubled Escambia County High School. Their choice will...

Twenty years from now, when Alabama Democrats look back and ask when, exactly, they became irrelevant in Alabama politics, they will find their answer in Tuesday’s primary results. Given the choice between...

For the past four years, nearly 50 students have had free reign to question and critique the state’s, and in some cases the world’s, most complicated and difficult issues – those of social justice...

The Tim James gubernatorial campaign was an embarrassment to Alabama. I've been interested in local, state and national politics for as long as I can remember and there are few politicians I actually...