political commentary

It’s not every day that someone in Alabama has a whole town named after them. However, the Colbert County community of Listerhill is the result of such of…

The late U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neil is famous for having said “all politics is local.” Along those lines, the late writer Kathryn Tucker Windham also…

Today is Halloween and that conjures up images of kids going door to door for trick or treating.In the world of politics, going from voter to voter to get…

It’s barely a month to go before Alabama voters pick their next governor. Future historians may look back on the race between Democrat Walt Maddox and…

APR commentator Steve Flowers often talks about Alabama governors, U.S. senators and other political heavy hitters, but not every person who wields…

Alabama certainly has had its share of colorful characters - governors, lawmakers, civil rights leaders and even law enforcement officers. This week,…

Steve Flowers gives a few thoughts on "Little" Jim Folson's carrer in politics and his connection to Mercedez-Benz coming to Alabama...

Guy Hunt became the first Republican Governor of Alabama in 1986. He had a wife that was the most beautiful, sweetest lady you've ever seen in your life.…

Otto Whittaker wrote the following essay, "I am the Nation," in 1955 as a public relations advertisement for the Norfolk and Western Railway company…

John Patterson had been attorney general of Alabama at age 29. Wallace was making his first foray in the race for governor and so was Patterson. But…