Heroic Mentions: “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Last Week Tonight” did their absolute best to wake up the people of this country–no small thing, and even harder to do while being entertaining, making their success even more Herculean. Also, “The Studio” was more hilarious and even more concerned with being entertaining, but still…
Best TV Characters of 2025
Best Trend: Three-dimensional animated characters…Some of the best, most well-rounded characters of the year could actually be found on animated series like Pixar’s underrated “Win or Lose,” the “King of the Hill” reboot that defied the trend for awful series continuations of long-ago shows, the squabbling family dynamics of “Long Story Short,” or the thrilling…
The Worst TV Characters of 2025
Since the beginning, I’ve done this annual countdown of the most irritating characters on otherwise good shows (so no “All’s Fair” since there’s nothing good about that show) or on series that really should’ve been better than they were, usually undermined by bad characters. 10. Ray Driscoll (Brian Tyree Henry) in “Dope Thief”…It’s pretty rare…
Best TV Moments or Episodes of 2025
These were some TV moments or episodes that I loved in 2025, with a special emphasis on series that were high quality, but may not appear in my overall “Best TV Shows of 2025” list that’ll be posted soon, making this something of a consolation prize… 10. Best Dance: Dance Mom (Julianne Nicholson) has a…
Thank you to Alabama Liberal Fan S.G.
Although this hasn’t been the most productive year of alabamaliberal.com (the first year after an election never is since the podcast is mostly timed to the Presidential election cycle with a couple of episodes in off-years just to keep things active), someone was generous enough to donate the first recurring donation in Alabama Liberal’s near-15…
Was Joe Biden Really That Bad of a President? Why Were His Approval Numbers So Low?
Sometimes, the present-tense is too depressing to think about, and so why not delve into the record of Joe Biden as it’s being written? The question of “Was Joe Biden really that bad?” needs an answer, and that answer is/was/will be “Of course not!” Biden’s economy was a miracle compared to what he inherited (which…
What Conspiracy Theories Do You Have that Might Actually Be True?
Let’s be honest, conspiracy theories have invaded our political discourse far more than just the odd “Area 51”-esque corker of yesteryear. Today, you can barely keep track of them all, and so I thought it might be interesting to look at a handful I have that might actually be true. —Lee Harvey Oswald did not…
Why do Trump Supporters Bash “Northeastern Coastal Elites” but not realize Trump is one?
The paradox of Trump (an-NYC billionaire nepo-baby who couldn’t find Alabama on a map until he started running for President) getting unwavering devotion from a red state base he wouldn’t have spoken to until he needed them leads to the classic question of “Why do Trump supporters like to bash liberal Northeastern coastal elites but…
A Simple Message of Thank You
This will be one of the shortest articles I’ve ever written on alabamaliberal.com (and there have been thousands over the past near-15 years), but it doesn’t need to be a long one: We all know Donald Trump wants to be a dictator, and is actively working towards that goal. His fans can pretend they’re asleep…
The Fantastic “One Battle After Another” Reminds You How Irrelevant Most Movies Actually Are
Here, Alabama Liberal not only explains why “One Battle After Another” is everything most films aren’t, but strongly encourages you to see a film that speaks to the moment–while you still can…
ALL 2024 Movies Reviewed, Graded, and Ranked–An Alabama Liberal RECORD of Nearly 500 Movies
Note from Alabama Liberal: “Better late than never” is the thinking about finally releasing this annual movie countdown when it’s damn-near Labor Day. What I lack in speed, I make up for in thoroughness, listing an Alabama Liberal record of almost 500 movies released in a single calendar year. [The only major one I didn’t…
Trump’s Gullible Base Stretches Themselves Into a Pretzel to Believe Him on Epstein
The basic logic of conservatives on the Epstein Files is so naive, it’s borderline deranged. Their basic thinking goes: “You book smart liberals just don’t understand something very simple! “First, the Democrats introduced Trump to Epstein as part of a decades-long plot before Trump entered politics… “Then they made him be best friends and sex buddies…
Why Trump’s Cult Cares More About Imprisoning Immigrants than Their Own Healthcare
Trumpolini draws his most diehard, in-the-bunker voters from people that hate immigration. It is a particular obsession for his most faithful cult members, and it’s not a coincidence that when he rode down that golden escalator and declared his first Presidential run 10 years ago he put special emphasis on immigrant bashing. He caught their eye with that, and captured…