I break down how terror groups (ISIS), failed states (Libya), hostile governments (most of OPEC like Iran and Venezuela), and cyber-meddlers like Russia derive most of their income from fossil fuels, and making oil and coal worthless would make America safer
Category: Larger Editorials
Ranking the 20 Cities for Amazon’s HQ2 From Least to Most Likely…
The Pretenders…The only reason Amazon released a “short list” of 20 cities rather than the 10 (or less) they were actually still considering is to further interest and keep people glued to this quasi-insulting “Bachelor”-esque real estate show. Although I have to admit that it’s a little fun pitting cities against each other, and I…
Reviewing the 2020 Candidates
Looking at Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Corey Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, AND the tactics Trump will take against them
My Family Wouldn’t Exist without the Immigration Lottery
In a rare personal video, I explain how the misunderstood immigration lottery works and how it led to my wife and young son.
Social Liberalism Creates Jobs (Like Doug Jones)
AL explains how choosing Doug Jones over Roy Moore has already created jobs for Alabama, and how North Carolina’s homophobic laws have cost them jobs. Plus, how bigotry now scares away business and makes it harder for red-state based companies to recruit top talent…
Bannon’s Firing Exposes the Alt-Right as Astroturf
Pull back the Steve Bannons and the Richard Spencers of the Alt-Right and you find the Bob Mercer-billionaires REALLY controlling it…
OF COURSE, Trump is a Racist
I take on the convenient notion that Trump–with a decades-long record of discrimination–is just pretending to be a racist to get votes or fool voters…
Is the #MeToo Movement a Pawn of Big Business?
I breakdown the mergers of Disney/Fox/Hulu, AT&T/Time Warner, and the disastrous repeal of net neutrality, and how MeToo is unknowingly paving the way for it.
What is Trump’s Real Interest in the Kennedy Assassination?
AL puts on his tinfoil hat and tries to figure out why Trump–a narcissist interested only in himself–is interested in the Kennedy Assassination: perhaps to figure out how they’ll get at him?
Alabama Will Surpass Detroit as America’s New Car Kingdom
Sorry Rustbelt, but the Southeast is the new car kingdom. You had a good run, but it turns out people don’t like depressing-ass places with 10 feet of snow, bitter winds, and even more bitter people. Just a few days ago, I made a YouTube video about why the Buffalo Bills should leave the roughneck…
Why The World Needs America
Alabama Liberal explains why the World Needs America at a crucial moment when fascism is on the rise
Of course, Mitch McConnell (and the GOP) is Relieved Roy Moore Lost
Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled Doug Jones bested Roy Moore in Tuesday’s senate race, although I’m not quite as surprised as most people that he did considering how unpopular Roy Moore is in Alabama (losing the primary the last two times he ran for Governor, and not even making the run-off in 2010). Sure, some people…
Democrats Think Franken Resigning Will Pressure GOP, Because Democrats are Stupid
Don’t get me wrong, Democrats have been my party for my entire life and probably will continue to be so unless something drastic changes in the GOP’s regard to income inequality, abortion, healthcare, always taking the side of the powerful, corporate donations, and especially environmental issues. Still, asking Democrats to plan and execute a successful…