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Parker Snider: A guide to fake news
More than once every day. That’s how often President Donald Trump publicly calls something “fake”—be it a story, poll, or news organization.
Just this week, Facebook CEO...
Parker Snider: How Christ’s resurrection makes politics better
“He is not here; He has risen!”
These are perhaps the most consequential words ever spoken. A man who three days earlier had been violently...
Parker Snider: Alabama’s unrestrained “permission slip to work” laws affect real...
Across the country, lawmakers are realizing the costs associated with the rampant overuse of occupational licensing laws.
Alabama Policy Institute’s recent report shows that over 21% of...
Parker Snider: Increased polarization in politics: bad for Alabama and the...
Our politics is increasingly polarized. Yelling matches on cable news are the norm, and those with opposite viewpoints are labeled as bigoted or anti-American....
Anne Marie Bonds: Juvenile justice – a broken system with harmful...
A fourteen year old shoplifts cologne from a local Macy’s with hopes to impress his crush. Lacking the skills of an experienced criminal, he...
Taylor Dawson: Calling all candidates – let’s talk education
You spoke, Alabama.
We asked, what issues are important to you and what questions would you ask of your candidates to answer? Since last week...
Parker Snider: Here in Alabama, the government can legally take your...
Along Highway 31 in Conecuh County, Alabama, lies a small town called Castleberry. Although the city boasts a population of less than 600 and...
Taylor Dawson: What do you want to hear from your candidates?
Most of the talk I’ve heard this legislative session has been preceded with “well, you know it’s an election year. . .” as if...
Taylor Dawson: It’s time for New Year’s resolutions
Ah, January, the make-or-break month for New Year’s resolutions. Don’t you think that our elected officials—members of the legislature, state school board, executive branch,...
API presents the 2017 Naughty and Nice List
The Alabama Policy Institute staff made a list and we’re checking it twice as we think back on 2017 and what was “naughty” or...