Absence of Foresight
Clete Wetli | July 4, 2020 | Opinion Article
Foresight is a skill that draws on wisdom, experience, and knowledge to mitigate or negate negative consequences in various probable scenarios.
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AL Dems: Trump Using Naval Contract to Boost Re-Election Odds at Alabama’s Expense
Dakota Layton | June 26, 2020
On Thursday, President Donald Trump toured a shipyard in Marinette, a city located in the battleground state of Wisconsin. In 2016, the President won the state of Wisconsin by less than 1 point. During a series of remarks, the President touted a $5.5 billion federal...
Wall Street Firm: Democrats Will Retake the Senate, but Doug Jones Will Lose
Dakota Layton | June 24, 2020
Signum Global Advisors, a Wall Street firm that offers financial advice to clients is now predicting that Democrats will take control of the Senate after the 2020 elections. Signum previously believed that Senate Republicans led by Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would retain control of the chamber,...
Conservatives Unmasked
Clete Wetli | June 18, 2020 | Opinion Article
As the pandemic and protests over police brutality consume our nation, the truth of conservatism itself has been unmasked. It’s a self-serving paternalistic political philosophy built on a foundation of social Darwinism and class privilege.
CNN: Trump Will Campaign for Tuberville Next Month
Dakota Layton | June 18, 2020
According to a new report by Kaitlan Collins of CNN, President Trump will campaign for former Auburn football coach, Tommy Tuberville next month at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile as Tuberville prepares to face Trump’s former Attorney General, Jeff Sessions in a runoff scheduled for...
Ronald Reagan’s Attorney General Endorses Sessions
Dakota Layton | June 18, 2020
As the Alabama GOP runoff election between former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville heats up, Sessions has scored a high-profile endorsement from President Ronald Reagan’s former Attorney General, Ed Meese. Meese served as Reagan’s Attorney General from 1985-1988. Meese...
Kiani Gardner: Supreme Court DACA Decision A Win, Path To Citizenship Still Needed
Brent Wilson | June 18, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court today blocked President Trump from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), lending a blow to the administrations attempt to end an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation. The...
The Case For Elizabeth Warren To Be Biden’s VP
Dakota Layton | June 4, 2020 | Opinion Article
On May 5, I wrote an op-ed in support of Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto to be Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick. However, The Hill reported on Friday that Senator Masto withdrew her name from consideration because she’s not interested in the job. In light of...
The Mutating Virus Worse Than COVID-19
Clete Wetli | June 1, 2020 | Opinion Article
Yes, racism has mutated as a virus, but it’s flaring and spiking again. Just like COVID-19, there’s no vaccine or effective treatment yet. However, we can contain it and work towards its eradication.
Trump Hits Back at Sessions and Attacks Jones
Dakota Layton | May 24, 2020
The Twitter war between President Trump and his former Attorney General, Jeff Sessions has intensified to a new stage. On Sunday, Sessions tweeted, “[email protected]: Mr. President, Alabama can and does trust me, as do conservatives across the country. Perhaps you’ve forgotten. They trusted me when...