by Brett Miller | Feb 4, 2026 | Opinion
In 2017, my wife and I left our home and jobs and traveled the country in a van, having conversations with all kinds of people about polarization and divisiveness in our culture. I thought mindful public discourse could make a difference. I sincerely believed America...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 9, 2026 | Faith and Democracy|Opinion, Opinion
America has fallen. The United States is now ruled by an authoritarian regime. Earlier this week, the U.S invaded Venezuela, kidnapping its president, Nicolás Maduro, and taking control of its oil supplies. When asked by the press corps aboard Air Force One if the...
by Jason Edwards | Jan 8, 2026 | Opinion
We once argued about politics at the dinner table and then cleared the dishes. Today, people cut old friends out of their lives. Families avoid each other’s calls. Marriages strain under the weight of partisan loyalty. Something crucial has shifted. Politics hasn’t...
by Ali Khan | Dec 17, 2025 | Opinion
For the past 30 years, the Islamic Academy of Alabama (IAA) has been nestled in a leafy neighborhood near the Birmingham Zoo, about a ten-minute drive from my first home. It serves more than 200 students and has an almost 100 percent university-enrollment rate among...
by Sharon Jacob | Nov 12, 2025 | Opinion
There is a scene in the Mahābhārata that feels hauntingly relevant today. Exhausted and parched, the Pandava brothers come upon a shimmering lake guarded by a crane. One by one, the brothers ignore the crane’s warning not to drink before answering its questions. Each...
