Brian Lyman

@lyman_brian

Editor, @ALReflector. Podcaster, @BecomingLincoln. 2024 Pulitzer finalist. Politics, state government, science, history. blyman -at- alabamareflector -dot- com.

Montgomery AL alabamareflector.com Joined March 2012

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Brian Lyman @lyman_brian Feb 7, 2023

In Alabama, America confronts itself. Dexter Avenue in Montgomery has seen slave sales; shameless attacks on rights, and men and women defying violence to call us back to our ideals. @ALReflector aims to cover the pain and promise of our home. alabamareflector.com/2023/02/07/ala… #alpolitics

alabamareflector.com Commentary: Alabama Reflector: Covering the pain and promise of our home | Alabama Reflector Laws are made in the State House. Alabama is made outside it. Alabama Reflector will cover these dynamics that shape our home.

Brian Lyman @lyman_brian Nov 4, 2024

My column this week. My pre-election reflections on living in a democracy that has never been what it ought to be; on living through a campaign where human beings were used as targets, and how our freedom counts on straining for our ideals, however far away they seem.

Alabama Reflector bsky: @alreflector.bsky.com @ALReflector Nov 4, 2024

Editor @lyman_brian writes that democracy is an act of inclusion. And when the focus of society turns toward excluding people they don't deem worthy of governance, democracy ends. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/04/one… #alpolitics
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Brian Lyman @lyman_brian Oct 14, 2024

My column this week. The nonsense James Spann is dealing with reflects two sobering realities: Everyone is publisher, and many, many people use information not as a way to understand the world, but as a cudgel for their enemies.

Alabama Reflector bsky: @alreflector.bsky.com @ALReflector Oct 14, 2024

Birmingham meteorologist James Spann spent last week fighting misinformation about hurricanes. Editor @lyman_brian writes that what's called "freedom of speech" is often freedom from standards, and making it harder to understand the world. alabamareflector.com/2024/10/14/jam… #alpolitics
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Brian Lyman @lyman_brian Oct 7, 2024

My column this week. Yeah, we're stuck with the Electoral College. But in a popular vote system, we'd have presidential candidates from both parties turning up to maximize turnout -- and, maybe, bringing national attention to ongoing state issues. #alpolitics

Alabama Reflector bsky: @alreflector.bsky.com @ALReflector Oct 7, 2024

Editor @lyman_brian writes that there's one certain way we could get presidential candidates in Alabama and all the national attention that entails: getting rid of the Electoral College. alabamareflector.com/2024/10/07/her…
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Brian Lyman @lyman_brian Sep 30, 2024

My column this week. Immigration on the whole is a vital and constructive force in the nation, and Alabama would be better off with more of it. #alpolitics

Alabama Reflector bsky: @alreflector.bsky.com @ALReflector Sep 30, 2024

Editor @lyman_brian writes that immigration to the United States is critical for our nation and economy, and that it's time to stop letting people with the most paranoid views of the issue set the terms of the debate. alabamareflector.com/2024/09/30/imm… #alpolitics
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