Opinion

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Why the Atlanta Hawks should cancel promotional night with Magic City

San Antonio Spurs player Luke Kornet objects to the Atlanta Hawks partnering with strip club Magic City on a promotional night because of its objectification of women.

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DOT Secretary: Georgia trip shows why U.S. is in golden age of travel

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visits Georgia and explains why the trip reinforced his belief in Trump's policies.

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Georgia can’t afford to eliminate income tax, but we can make rates fairer

Georgia Republican senators want to eliminate the income tax, but that approach won't help working-class citizens or the Peach State's budget.

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APTOPIX Iran US Israel
GUEST COLUMN

United States military strike on Iran was 47 years in the making

Past presidential administrations have looked to appease Iran, but the Trump administration showed that peace cannot rest on illusions.

Republicans Care More About Affordability
AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Georgia Republicans care more about affordability than Democrats

The Georgia General Assembly is debating serious proposals to lower taxes on citizens, either on property or incomes. Contributor Ben Burnett prefers the latter.

Trump
AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Trump is losing America because he flanks himself with incompetent loyalists

President Donald Trump's policies are superior to those of the Democrats, but his incompetent subordinates and his erratic nature will cost him the 2026 elections.

Capitol Hill
GUEST COLUMN

Thanks to President Donald Trump, Georgia is winning again

Pro - Jospeh Smith
GUEST COLUMN

Don’t condemn Morehouse for facing difficult history and human contradictions

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, N.Y., July 27, 2023. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
OPINION

Georgia House should follow Senate and pass congressional term limits resolution

Con - Joseph Smith
OPINION

Morehouse should not have honored a man who owned slaves and married children

A DoorDash delivery worker rides his bike in Manhattan on Dec. 5, 2020. (Sean Sirota/The New York Times)
GUEST COLUMN

Offer gig workers health insurance without forcing them into 9-to-5 jobs

Jeff Sprecher (left), CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, speaks with Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, during a Rotary Club of Atlanta meeting on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. Bostic will retire at the end of February. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
GUEST COLUMN

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta CEO: Farewell to the best job I’ve ever had

In this photo from 2024, Robert Wilson (left) and his wife, Beate Stagnet, launched their kayaks from Azalea Park, one of Roswell's riverfront parks that are part of the RiverLands. (John Spink/AJC 2024)
OPINION

Even Jimmy Carter and Newt Gingrich agreed on protecting the Chattahoochee

Jessie Jackson
LEROY CHAPMAN JR.

How Jesse Jackson gave me a clear sense of belonging

Judge Glenda Hatchett (right) hugs her attorney, Gerald Griggs, before addressing the media on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Hatchett, a respected jurist and lifelong advocate for justice, was sexually assaulted in 2022 by a sitting sheriff. (Natrice Miller/AJC 2023)
OPINION

As a Georgia prosecutor, here’s why I stand with Judge Glenda Hatchett

Transgender
OPINION

Georgia legislators have an unhealthy obsession with trans people’s health