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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Trump is dangerous, even if he can’t win

Mark Hammontree August 24, 2015

Around 30,000 people showed up to Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium Friday night to hear His Holiness Donald Trump, Bishop of America, Vicar of Jesus Christ preach his gospel of 
American exceptionalism.Certainly,...

Bans on marijuana, weapons outdated, ineffective methods of law enforcement

TJ Parks February 9, 2015

The arguments against federal bans on assault weapons and the legalization of marijuana are strikingly similar. Both arguments claim that the banning of these items will not be as effective as those favoring...

Obama misses mark in State of the Union

Matthew Bailey February 3, 2015

President Obama gave his last important State of the Union earlier this month. Though he has one more address to give, that one will be overshadowed by electoral politics. This speech outlined what he...

Polarization not a source for joking

Mary Catherine Connors January 21, 2015

It’s big news: Taylor Swift is now being used as a pawn in the game of polarized politics. Late Friday afternoon, Speaker of the House John Boehner tweeted, “Dear Mr. President, there is no #BlankSpace...

Republican Revolution may have worked, but Republican Revolt Won't

Andrew Parks January 15, 2015

When you pay close attention to politics, there are two people you’ll see Republicans like myself quote frequently: Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. These two former presidents are quoted both because...

Republican Party not just for old white men, includes diversity

Andrew Parks November 11, 2014

Last week’s midterm elections were a collective milestone in the history of the party of Lincoln. In direct contradiction to the notion that the Republican Party is predominantly older, white and male,...

New Congress should reform U.S. prisons

Rich Robinson November 10, 2014

The old maxim that politics is the art of the possible is on full display a week removed from the 2014 midterm election. Both parties are feeling out the political landscape to see what they can advance...

Grand Old Party’s poor candidates a failing Republican strategy

Nathan James February 20, 2012

Republicans have been out to oust their greatest enemy, President Barack Obama, since he flattened the supposedly unbeatable McCain in the 2008 election. Mitch McConnell, the highest-ranking Republican...

The party system key in making an impact

Robert Christl December 6, 2011

2011 will surely go down as the year when progressives suddenly remembered that being politically involved means more than just voting in November. As unions, students and Occupy protestors hit the streets...

Ronald Reagan at 100

Tray Smith February 7, 2011

On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan was taken to the George Washington University Hospital after being shot by John Hinkley. In the operating room, the newly elected president looked at his doctors and said,...

Speaker supports young Republicans

Bethany Blair January 21, 2011

? Forty-two percent of Americans consider themselves Republicans, said Ron Robinson, president of the Young America’s Foundation, but although some of the country is behind them, young conservatives...

Robert Bentley discusses primary runoff with CW

Robert Bentley discusses primary runoff with CW

Charles Scarborough June 10, 2010

Robert Bentley shocked the Alabama political community by receiving 25 percent of the votes in the GOP primary, likely placing him in the Republican runoff July 13. Bentley held a narrow 140-vote lead...