Ah, stereotypes. Everyone uses them; they shape our first impressions, social behavior research projects, marketing, movie genres, you name it. Stereotypes can be useful, since they exist because they...

The election is less than a week away, and it seems like everyone couldn’t care less about what is going to happen in the Alabama gubernatorial race. Both parties lost their reformation hopefuls—Bradley...

On Tuesday, voters from every corner of Alabama will head to the polls to cast their ballots in a momentous election. In the next four years, the state will face deep budget deficits, including education...

The election is less than a week away and politicians are going all-out to win their respective campaigns. There have been some wild moments this campaign cycle and some that were just plain bland. The...

I have to admit, I really did love Michael Patrick’s latest column titled “Religious belief not obsolete,” but not for any reason Patrick would likely have intended. His column serves as a reminder...

In 2006, Jack Dorsey, along with Biz Stone and Evan Williams, founded the social media networking and microblogging website Twitter. Originally centered on the question of “what are you doing,” Twitter...

In a country that is becoming more secular, the thought of teaching Judeo-Christian creationism in public schools often seems ridiculous and outdated. As a former atheist, I once believed the assertion...

If someone were to support turning rape victims away from hospitals, letting men beat their wives, or allowing repeat sex offenders to teach in elementary schools, then their mental stability would probably...

With less than two weeks to go until we see one of the most heated and important midterm elections of our lifetime, two things are clear: It’s going to be good and it’s going to get ugly. In recent...

As the election approaches, three things are becoming increasingly certain: Robert Bentley will be elected governor, Luther Strange will be elected state attorney general, and John McMillan will replace...

Growing up in a small town in Alabama, before I went off to kindergarten at the age of 5, I learned the ABCs, how to tie my shoes and how to count to 10. Before that, I learned that God created the world....