Commentary
Recent Columns and Stories
The Brookside pieces aren’t commentary, but they got a lot of attention
State, feds paid overtime that fueled Brookside traffic trap
Seven Brookside police officers have resigned since January
How Alabama’s most notorious speed trap town was shut down
Lawsuits roll down on Brookside; one calls for fines to be repaid to drivers
Retired Birmingham Police officer recalls bizarre Brookside traffic stop
Drivers tell Brookside horror stories; call for restitution, dissolution
Brookside to return ‘tank,’ mark police cars, investigate racial profiling
Second in command quits Brookside PD, leaving a trail of trouble
Brookside mayor pulls ticketing cops off I-22, says ‘we need help here’
Brookside police patrolled social media, threatening town’s critics
Alabama Lt. Governor requests state audit of Brookside and its police department
Brookside Police Chief Mike Jones resigns after AL.com report on traffic trap
‘We’re going to get something done’: State leaders promise action on Brookside ticket trap
The dark roots of policing for profit — and what to do about it
Police in this tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘black hole’ (this is the first and main story)
Pastor, sister say rogue Alabama police force sought revenge
Birmingham honors an Alabama giant
John Meacham cancelled and this is what’s lost
Alabama Supreme Court dares to trample your rights
CRT Ban should make Alabama examine itself
The South is in need of saving
Southern hospitality is on its deathbed
Finally understanding Father’s Day
Pulitzer Columns
Her dad has his platform. Brandi Burgess finds her voice. April 16, 2017
Rose-colored road to ruin. Analysis, Gov. Robert Bentley scandal; the evidence May 24, 2017
Is the South’s best story really 150 years old? June 14, 2017
Alabama Constitution: We’re not all created equal October 1, 2017
Indictment airs dirty secrets of regulators November 5, 2017
Here’s a tale of God, profits and Roy Moore November 15, 2017
Moore’s latest accuser forces us to choose November 19, 2017
Women tried to tell and we didn’t listen November 22, 2017
Alabama protects unborn— until they get here December 13, 2017
With a nation watching, Alabama sent a message December 13, 2017