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Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

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All content by Charles McKay
The left is too intolerant to attract evangelicals

The left is too intolerant to attract evangelicals

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist April 15, 2019
If you were to simply listen to progressive politicians and pundits, you could be excused for thinking that American society is on the verge of being transformed into a real-life version of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
We must keep the Electoral College

We must keep the Electoral College

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist March 28, 2019
Though the 2020 campaign season is already underway, some presidential hopefuls cannot get over the results of the previous election.  
US depression epidemic reflects cultural emptiness

US depression epidemic reflects cultural emptiness

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist February 12, 2019
Many people have stressed the need to raise “awareness” on the issue, erase the “stigma” of depression or invest in mental health clinics.
OPPOSING VIEWS: Think twice before paying college athletes

OPPOSING VIEWS: Think twice before paying college athletes

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist January 24, 2019
While paying college athletes sounds appealing on the surface, it is infeasible, unnecessary and will harm all but the largest schools – ultimately ruining our current system of collegiate athletics.
New Democratic Congress is bringing more dysfunction to Washington

New Democratic Congress is bringing more dysfunction to Washington

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist January 18, 2019
The government is currently in the longest shutdown in our country’s history, foreshadowing the political dysfunction that will define the newly divided Congress over the next two years.
Politics have become too personal

Politics have become too personal

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist November 8, 2018
Though we can sigh in relief now that the 2018 midterm election is over, we shouldn’t ignore the angry, violent divide that will remain in American politics. The rift between conservatives and liberals, once rooted in legitimate ideological differences, has become viciously personal, where your choice on the ballot box is seen as a sign of your worth as a person.
The Kavanaugh hearings were indecent

The Kavanaugh hearings were indecent

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist October 8, 2018
At the expense of Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh and general public decency, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is responsible for a televised spectacle that made everyone who had the misfortune of watching blush.
OPPOSING VIEWS: Nike’s ad campaign is unpatriotic

OPPOSING VIEWS: Nike’s ad campaign is unpatriotic

Charles McKay, Staff Columnist September 17, 2018
The 17th anniversary of 9/11 last week serves as a solemn opportunity to reflect on the country in which we live and the sacrifices required to preserve it.
We need intellectual diversity in women’s studies

We need intellectual diversity in women’s studies

Charles McKay, Contributing Writer August 30, 2018
Indoctrination and education are two very different things. The latter has a place in American classrooms, while the former is rightfully shunned from academic environments.  
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