Alabama Liberal explains why he thinks 2026 will be not only a blue wave, but a blue tsunami, but ONLY if Democrats actually field candidates in ALL races–unlike 2024 where THREE separate Alabama Congressional races had no Democratic candidate whatsoever, allowing Republicans to sashay back into office.
Author: Alabama Liberal
“The Conners” Finale: What Nostalgia TV Will Future Decades Have in Such a Fractured Media Landscape?
Due to powerful “Roseanne” nostalgia, I watched “The Conners” finale despite having never seen an episode of this spinoff and was struck by how much it leaned into a show that ended decades ago as if it hadn’t built new moments for fans to think fondly…Then wonder what the nostalgic reboots will be in the…
Don’t Buy the Dip: Tesla Stock is Screwed No Matter What Musk Does
Here, Alabama Liberal (until recently, a longtime Tesla stockholder) explains why it’s foolish to “buy the dip” in Tesla’s stock price as the company is probably screwed whether or not Musk dials it down or even if the board pushes him out altogether. Definitely worth a watch to explain how Tesla was overvalued primarily due…
Big Question: But Seriously…Did JD Vance Kill the Pope?
In this quick video, Alabama Liberal points out that Vance’s ice-cold streak (breaking everything from American democracy to his wife’s spirit to football trophies) might have been extended to the life of Pope Francis.
Breaking News: After Reading Trump’s Deranged Easter Day Diss Track, Pope Francis Drops Dead
Trump released a truly bonkers Easter Day diss track filled with bitter delusions and hateful rhetoric on a day that is SUPPOSED to be for spirituality and unity…Only hours later, Pope Francis dropped dead.
Political Cartoon: Trump’s Special Commemorative Tariff Eggs (as Designed By RFK Jr.’s Health Priorities)
Now That Bill Maher is Dead, Who Should Replace Him?
After losing a long and tragic battle against irrelevance, Bill Maher finally died while “sane washing” Trump on last week’s “Real Time.” In the last minute or so of this video, Alabama Liberal looks at some potential candidates to replace him, and thinks he may have the perfect one who should: Ziwe Fumodoh
When Will Trump Start Pretending his Tariff Screw-Ups are Just “Sarcasm?”
In this brief “Big Question” video, Alabama Liberal points to the predictable pattern of Trump being dead wrong about something, but pretending it was just “sarcasm” that he ever said it, and then wonders when that will happen for the tariffs?
“‘The White Lotus’ is a Spiritual Thriller that Gets Better Every Season”
Note: Massive spoilers for the “White Lotus” season three finale, but after watching that, check out this video I made rebutting the critics that the third season was “slower” when it was actually darkly thrilling to push materialistic characters into philosophy, existentialism, and (scariest of all) introspection
“Severance” Became Apple+’s Best Show by Subverting Their Oppressive Product Formula”
In the first half of this video, Alabama Liberal explains why too many Apple+ shows feel as machine-made and interchangeable as Apple’s physical products. In the second half, he reveals that “Severance” became a great show by subverting their oppressive formula altogether–especially in the exhilarating second season finale.
Why “The Brutalist” Should’ve Won Best Picture (and Explaining the Ending)
Note: If you have not yet seen “The Brutalist,” this video discusses the ending from about the mid-point onwards. Here, Alabama Liberal explains how “Anora” continues the recent trend of Best Picture winners that are forgotten a few months after you watch them (and blames rank choice voting for it) whereas “The Brutalist” is a…
The Best TV Shows of 2024
Honorable Mentions: “Bob Hearts Abishola” is probably the last laugh-track sitcom I’ll ever watch, and it’s true that many critics weren’t exactly wrong when they said the jokes were repetitive. However, I still feel compelled to have warm feelings towards one of the only TV shows I’ve ever seen that’s even remotely similar to my…
The Best TV Characters of 2024
Best character twist: John Sugar (Colin Farrell) in “Sugar”…Is the overall series “Sugar” very good? No, no it isn’t. But I admit I was genuinely surprised when the series abruptly changed genres in the middle of its first season. It’s a bold swing that I wish more series would attempt in this age of “we’ve…