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Phil Williams
May 26
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 19
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 12
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 5
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
Apr 28
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 21
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 14
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 7
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
Mar 31
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 24
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 17
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 10
The next greatest generation
Several seemingly unrelated events occurred in recent days giving me hope for tomorrow – events that swirl together in my mind with the...
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