Brian Lyman

GOP candidates are pursuing niche obsessions and needlessly antagonizing opponents of data centers.

Conservatives play the music in Alabama politics. They set the tempo, call out the steps and judge the dancers. So the ball is always the same. The right-wingers waltz with large business; do a bit of liturgical dance and stomp and shout at anyone deemed an outsider. Non-conservatives stepping onto the floor might want to […]

Conservatives play the music in Alabama politics. They set the tempo, call out the steps and judge the dancers.

It's not enough to go back to the law as it once existed. For American democracy to survive, we have to rethink our voting system.

If American democracy is to survive, we can’t just restore the 1965 law. We have to rethink our whole voting system.

Jeff McLaughlin's aversion to political fundraising reflects genuine principle. But it's leaving voters in the dark about his platform.

The Democratic attorney general nominee’s refusal to accept campaign contributions is leaving potential voters in the dark about his plans.

One would think Alabama Republicans would see Kay Ivey's time in office as an asset. But she's barely mentioned on the campaign trail.

How do Republicans forget an ostensibly popular chief executive in a challenging election year?

Alabama Republicans have gotten used to telling voters what's important. Now they face an outrage that can't be easily ignored.