Standing on the wall
My wife recently said something so noteworthy about the times we live in: “He [meaning God] gave us freedom so we could spread freedom.”...
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Phil Williams
- Aug 26
The Communist States of America
When the Soviet Union was the great bear of the East, spy-on-spy was always communists versus capitalists, personified by events and...
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Phil Williams
- Jul 22
Soft coup? That's not how this works
President Joe Biden is out. His campaign is officially over, though most of the world knew it long ago. Still, the lies that were told...
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Phil Williams
- Jul 15
The Biden Trojan Horse
The U.S. military has a variety of special operations forces (SOF). Everyone knows of SEALs, Green Berets and Rangers. We also have...
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Phil Williams
- Jul 8
Pay your own way
Election year promises are in full swing. Democrats and Republicans alike make campaign promises, but with Democrats the promises are...
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Phil Williams
- Jul 1
When fiction became reality
This past week saw the much ballyhooed presidential debate between presumptive nominees Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the first debate...
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Phil Williams
- Jun 24
Eyes everywhere
I am not prone to waiting in line for the latest gee-whiz gadget, but I know that technology is often pretty cool. I can appreciate that...
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Phil Williams
- Jun 17
Entrapment on the rainbow road
Years ago, in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, a government building in Baghdad had an American flag painted on the floor so that people would have...
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Phil Williams
- Jun 10
Day of Days
The historical significance of June 6 can never be understated. More than just a mark on the calendar, it is a day of heroism and...
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Phil Williams
- Jun 3
When all is done – stand
This past week saw the conclusion of President Donald Trump’s New York trial. The verdict was “guilty” on all counts. To say that shock...
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Phil Williams
- May 27
Send the Alabamians
There is a story that too many Alabamians don’t know – one about young men from every county, corner, corncrib and country road who...
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Phil Williams
- May 20
When leaders pray
There is a commercial running now with actor Mark Wahlberg suggesting that we pray. More than a suggestion, however, for he also leads a...
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Phil Williams
- May 13
A simple thanks
The 2024 regular session of the Alabama Legislature is over. It was a doozy. There were bills that got all the attention and ones that...
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Phil Williams
- May 6
Pearl-clutching and hand-wringing on college campuses
There’s an age-old saying that “bad news doesn’t get better with time.” So true. Things you don’t want to deal with often get worse...
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Phil Williams
- Apr 29
The surveillance state
Late on a recent Friday evening, Congress renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). I get a strange chill...
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Phil Williams
- Apr 22
The right side of history
“Sometimes standing on the wrong side of history in defense of a cause you think is right is still just standing on the wrong side of...
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Phil Williams
- Apr 15
Joe Camel and the drag queens
The fickle whims of culture should never be a measuring stick for what is right. Cultural fads have a way of shifting with societal...
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Phil Williams
- Apr 8
The DEI bloodbath
Diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, is quite the combination of buzzwords. In modern society, no grouping of words has done more to...
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Phil Williams
- Apr 1
Uncle Sugar
America has grown used to the idea of “Uncle Sugar” taking care of everything. Uncle Sugar, the kindly rich uncle who steps in and takes...
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Phil Williams
- Mar 25
Our southern border demands a magnificent response
This past week America watched with shock as events unfolded at the U.S. southern border. Near El Paso, Texas, uniformed soldiers stood...
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