The movie, Wag the Dog, was inspired by an old aphorism that said, “A dog is smarter than its tail, but if the tail were smarter, then the tail would wag the dog.” So, “wag the dog” quickly became modern political parlance for ruthless, shameless politicians who purposefully create distractions and diversions from important issues, […]

When driving through beautiful Alabama, it’s hard to imagine that well over 800,000 people don’t know where their next meal is coming from, or if they’ll eat at all. That’s according to a study from 2015-2017 by a non-profit, Hunger Free America, that also listed Alabama in the top ten states for food insecurity for […]

Thankfully, one of Alabama’s enduring political nightmares is finally over as new, enthusiastic leadership takes the reins to rebuild the Alabama Democratic Party. It should be a refreshing change from the Worley era which was characterized by state party leadership sitting on their butts, writing about their butts, and in the end, dialing with their […]