Phil Williams

Nashville

Chief Investigative Reporter at WTVF-TV (Nashville,TN)

Chief Investigative Reporter at Talk of the Town

Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. @NC5 chief investigative reporter. John Chancellor Award. duPont, Peabody awards (4x). Pulitzer finalist

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Articles

Can a budget surplus actually be a bad thing? | PHIL WILLIAMS

1 week ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Phil Williams

Phil WilliamsContributorIs it possible for a budget surplus to be a bad thing? Short answer: Yes. It was reported recently that the Alabama Senate set a new record for proposed spending with a $12 billion education budget. It's the same education budget that is funded in large part from revenue gained from sales tax and income tax. Basically, the education budget in Alabama makes positive gains when people are working and spending.
Can a budget surplus actually be a bad thing? | PHIL WILLIAMS

1 week ago | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Phil Williams

Is it possible for a budget surplus to be a bad thing? Short answer: Yes. It was reported recently that the Alabama Senate set a new record for proposed spending with a $12 billion education budget. It's the same education budget that is funded in large part from revenue gained from sales tax and income tax. Basically, the education budget in Alabama makes positive gains when people are working and spending.
Equal standards needed for men and women in the military | PHIL WILLIAMS

2 weeks ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Phil Williams

Phil WilliamsContributorU.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a new directive that is raising liberal eyebrows. A two-time combat zone veteran, Hegseth ended his military career when his tattoo was deemed politically scary and extremist. It was the image of a Jerusalem Cross, but hey, in woke world anything and everything can be scary. Hegseth had volunteered for support of the capital in D.C. when in the wake of Joe Biden’ election.
Race-baiters watch as their narrative unravels | PHIL WILLIAMS

3 weeks ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Phil Williams

Phil WilliamsContributorRace-baiters and charlatans are seeing their storylines unravel in real time. The era of common sense has returned. President Trump issued two executive orders in recent days designed to undo the left-wing racism strawman lies. On the evening of March 27, Trump ordered federal parks museums to restore all monuments torn down or removed during the racial reckoning history purge. Likewise, exhibits that advance a racially divided portrayal of modern America are to be amended.
Race-baiters watch as their narrative unravels | PHIL WILLIAMS

3 weeks ago | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Phil Williams

Race-baiters and charlatans are seeing their storylines unravel in real time. The era of common sense has returned. President Trump issued two executive orders in recent days designed to undo the left-wing racism strawman lies. On the evening of March 27, Trump ordered federal parks museums to restore all monuments torn down or removed during the racial reckoning history purge. Likewise, exhibits that advance a racially divided portrayal of modern America are to be amended.
Phil Williams: Why Diversity Efforts Fall Flat Without Belonging

3 weeks ago | workplacewellbeing.pro | Phil Williams

A sense of belonging is fundamental to human motivation and engagement. Research reveals that 34% of UK employees do not consider their workplace a community, despite 65% admitting they want to feel a strong sense of belonging at work. Yet, too many organisations simply hire for diversity whilst failing to also build an environment where people feel valued, heard, and empowered. Without belonging, diversity and inclusion risk becoming hollow efforts – ticking boxes rather than driving real change.
Anger Industrial Complex stokes resentment of Elon Musk | PHIL WILLIAMS

4 weeks ago | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Phil Williams

Theres nothing better than being under the lights in the cool fall weather. The bands play at halftime. The concession stands are staffed by volunteers. The kids on the field giving it all they’ve got for the chance to play a sport that no one gets paid for. Team pride. Community. A few years back I attended a playoff game that pitted two closely matched teams. Tension rose in the stands with seconds left in the fourth quarter. It was fourth and goal.
Anger Industrial Complex stokes resentment of Elon Musk | PHIL WILLIAMS

4 weeks ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Phil Williams

Phil WilliamsContributorI love Friday night high school football games. Theres nothing better than being under the lights in the cool fall weather. The bands play at halftime. The concession stands are staffed by volunteers. The kids on the field giving it all they’ve got for the chance to play a sport that no one gets paid for. Team pride. Community. A few years back I attended a playoff game that pitted two closely matched teams. Tension rose in the stands with seconds left in the fourth quarter.
'Red Dawn' still resonates in today's America | PHIL WILLIAMS

1 month ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Phil Williams

Phil WilliamsContributorI’m a child of the 1980s. I have iconic memories of Ronald Reagan, Pac-Man and seeing Van Halen live in ’81. It was big hair, big bands and big times. It was cruising in my ’68 Mustang with Journey’s "Escape" album playing in a near endless loop on cassette. The '80s were hanging out at the mall when I wasn’t working at the mall. It was high school football, prom dates, and hating algebra. The '80s were just cool. It was an era of growth and pride in who we were as a nation.
Trump's speech showed sharp contrast with Biden | PHIL WILLIAMS

1 month ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Phil Williams

Phil WilliamsContributorI’m a fan of great speeches. Whether real or fictional, great speeches have the capacity for informing and identifying. A good speech causes words to go beyond being mere words. They become a clarion call, a call to arms, not because they were just pretty words, but because they were delivered in such a way that they hit the mind and the heart. In the modern classic movie “Independence Day,” there was a speech that changed the whole presentation.