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The Rise and Fall of the Lies of Virtual Japan
Remember back when you could play a game just to…. play a game? There was a time when you could turn on your console of choice...

Byrdman
Jul 3, 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
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