Opinion

Alabama businesses create legacies

Last week we discussed the legendary story of Aflac. Three more remarkable business success stories are just as ...

Daniel Sutter

R.I.P. export-import bank, if we’re lucky

The authorization of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank expired on June 30. Taxpayers can thus celebrate the ...

Guest Columnists

Air conditioning is mixed blessing

Air conditioning was invented 110 years ago and, boy, has it changed the world — both for the ...

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Don’t call me ‘sweetie’ anymore

To be hip in today’s world, it seems the going thing is to be offended.

Guest Columnists

Circus over substance

The first presidential debate of 2016 is now in the books. It says something about the quality of the ...

Opinion

Revisiting the junior college scandal

The junior college corruption scandal, which occurred around 2006, was one of the worst white collar crimes in ...

Guest Columnists

I prefer studying tornadoes at a distance

I have conducted research on tornadoes for fifteen years. As an economist, I do not study the ...

Guest Columnists

Renting, the New American Dream

Get this: Renting is the new American dream. And that doesn’t bode well for America.

Guest Columnists

Who is waiting in the wings?

The Republicans have the largest candidate field for president in memory. The Democrats, on the other hand, may ...

Opinion

Alabama Fire College: A great comeback story

The junior college corruption scandal, which occurred around 2006, was one of the worst white collar crimes in ...

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