Last night PBS aired live their National Memorial Day Concert, and one of the many profound parts was the story recounted in person by a woman whose husband lost his life in service to America, succumbing shortly after suffering injuries in Afghanistan. Her story, which left me (and probably most
From the collection of essays in Brushfires of Freedom 2009-2016, available for purchase here. _____________________ Memorial Day – 2009 We had the privilege of participating this Memorial Day in a “Welcome Home” event for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Over a thousand patriotic Americans showed up at the airport
Don Surber knows America, and he writes in plainspeak. His piece on Trump v. the Imperial Judiciary captures the opinion of an overwhelming majority of Americans…they are running out of patience with arrogant men and women in robes. If only John Roberts had a clue… _________________ Trump v. the imperial
Seth Keshel is a friend and a pure patriot. Ten years ago probably only his friends and family knew him; now millions around the world do. He’s an example of how new American heroes rise to the occasion…not from some process of elitist credentialing, but out of the goodness of
Take note…Emerald Robinson doesn’t play games, and she has excellent sources. ______________________ From Emerald Robinson’s Substack: We can say with confidence that there is nothing personal about the 4/9/2025 Presidential Memorandum targeting fired CISA director Chris Krebs. President Trump is merely defending the Constitution. How do we know this? Because we
July 4, 2026 will mark America’s 250th birthday. It’s a profound thing, to celebrate the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence, because that signing was an historic act of boldness and bravery, and also an outcome of deep reflection on the rights of man. Fittingly, America is planning a
Texas Republican listeners to AmericaCanWeTalk — this column is for you! You likely know that in addition to hosting America, Can We Talk?, I represent Texas on the Republican National Committee, as the RNC Committeewoman for Texas, along with Dr. Robin Armstrong who is the RNC Committeeman for Texas. We
This is a post I should have written three weeks ago, right after returning from the MEGA (Make Europe Great Again) conference in Brussels, at the European Parliament. I traveled to this meeting, sponsored by the ECR (European Conservatives and Reformists) Party, as a journalist and MAGA-supporting American patriot,
Americans are watching with shock, disbelief, and disgust, what DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency) is uncovering about the massive waste and abuse of federal tax dollars being flung around the world, to fund perverted projects and causes, to fund the left-wing narrative on everything, and to create and perpetuate
The Trump landslide 2024 victory was and is a mandate level message, a rejection of the four-year long assault on America perpetuated by the Democrat Party and the radically leftist Biden-Harris regime. GOP voters in 2024 demanded that the Republican Party step up and lead, put MAGA into action,
Texas Republicans! I am grateful to represent Texas Republicans on the Republican National Committee! Serving as National Committeewoman for Texas is a responsibility and privilege I take seriously, and also a joy. Dr. Robin Armstrong, Texas National Committeeman, and I enjoy working together, along with Texas GOP Chair Abraham
Don Surber is a retired old-school journalist living in West Virginia. His sage wisdom and wit emerges from and is shaped by decades of observing politics and politicians. He has a huge social media following. Good to see these thoughts of his out in the open: Everyone knows Trump was