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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...

Phil Williams
Aug 25, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Jul 21, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Jul 15, 2024


Pay your own way
Election year promises are in full swing. Democrats and Republicans alike make campaign promises, but with Democrats the promises are...

Phil Williams
Jul 7, 2024


When fiction became reality
This past week saw the much ballyhooed presidential debate between presumptive nominees Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the first debate...

Phil Williams
Jun 30, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Jun 23, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Jun 16, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Jun 9, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Jun 3, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
May 26, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
May 19, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
May 12, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
May 5, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Apr 28, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Apr 21, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Apr 14, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Apr 7, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Mar 31, 2024


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...

Phil Williams
Mar 24, 2024


That time at summer camp
My first camp experience was Camp Winnataska, near Pell City. We made smores, had screened-in cabins and shaving cream battles, and...

Phil Williams
Mar 17, 2024
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