Steve A. Stone column

Steve A. Stone is and always will be a Texan, though he's lived outside that great state for all but 3 years since 1970, remembering it as it was, not as it is. He currently resides in Lower Alabama with a large herd of furry dependents, who all appear to be registered Democrats. Steve retired from the U.S. Coast Guard reserves in 2011, after serving over 22 years in uniform over the span of four decades. His service included duty on two U.S. Navy attack submarines, and one Navy and two U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Units. He is now retired after working as a senior civil servant for the U.S. Navy for over 31 years. Steve is a member of the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee and Common Sense Campaign, South Alabama's largest Tea Party. He is also a member of SUBVETS, Inc., and a life member of both the NRA and the Submarine League. In 2018, Steve created 671 Press LLC as his own marquee to publish his books under—he does it his way.

Steve A. Stone

August 12, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, Today, I'm forwarding the link to an infomercial. Yes, an infomercial. But, not just any infomercial. This one is focused . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 19, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I've written many times on the subject of debt and deficits. Even so, my efforts were not nearly as fact-rich as the video . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 18, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I've heard a lot about Remdesivir for the past two years. The NIH treatment protocol for COVID seems to require it if a patient . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 16, 2022

Dear Friend and Patriots, The Department of Interior (DoI) has submitted its new offshore drilling lease plans for the next 5 years. If you look at the . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 10, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I often refer to the “Deep State” and the “Swamp” in my more recent writings. I’ve described who peoples those two . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 9, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, We contemplate time. There's a sense that "now is the time" or "time is running out." There is a growing unease associated with . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 5, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, You all should know of Dr. Zelenko by now. He became world-famous for several reasons, mostly because he developed the COVID . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 18, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I’ve stated before, I’m no seer and no prophet, but I still see what I see. Today, I see a huge tragedy looming. Actions by . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 15, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, Once in a while, I’m asked why I started writing. It’s not an important question. If I was an “important” writer, it . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 7, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, The miracle of the Pentecost actually begins near the beginning of history. If you understand the story of the Tower of Babel in . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 6, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, The link below is to something I heard discussed live on Glen Beck's program last week. It involves the short-term effects of . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 1, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I want you to watch a couple of video interviews done since the school shooting in Uvalde TX. The first is Sandra Smith on Fox . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 29, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I live in a house of pain. You do too, though you might not be aware of it. Everyone’s house is a bit different. Over two . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 13, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, This missive has a very specific purpose, though a non-specific audience. I hope to provoke some level of dedicated thought on . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 7, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, For the past three-plus decades we’ve all been assailed by the slogan "My Body, My Choice” (MBMC). Have you ever wondered . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 1, 2022

President Donald J. Trump c/o Mar-a-Lago Club 1100 Ocean Blvd. Palm Beach, FL 33480 Dear President Trump, It’s been a while since I last wrote to . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 26, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I know, I'm imposing on you again. My apologies. Tonight I want to share an incredible conversation with you. It's in the . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 24, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I’m certain you’ve all seen, heard, and read things about the Disney-DeSantis flap. It’s evident who’s winning that tug . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 15, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I'm forwarding something that's bound to rile more than one of you, for more than one reason. It's a very looooong video. I . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 14, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, You all know about rules of evidence, I assume. It's those rules that keep the court systems more or less working. Evidence has . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 9, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, Perhaps you didn't bother to follow the truly bizarre case of the Whitmer Kidnappers. If you didn't, then you also didn't make a . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 6, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, For decades now we’ve use the term “do nothing Congress.” Do you know where that label came from? It may surprise you. It . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 29, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, Can you tear yourself away from following the Will Smith – Chris Rock slappy-face tiff long enough to focus on something that . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 15, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, There are times when I just want to quit and walk away. I get so tired of the same old “stuff” that I want to puke. The . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 10, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, This missive is long in coming. I’ve contemplated it for almost a year. I commit it to you now with some sense of regret and . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 5, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, Have you heard of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET)? If you’re not a cryptogeek you probably haven’t, but . . .

Steve A. Stone

February 26, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I may do something different and keep this dialog brief. Those of you who’ve been with me for any length of time won’t need . . .

Steve A. Stone

February 22, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, Want to understand just a bit more about how the COVID vaxx and booster campaign has affected people? Read the letter found at . . .

Steve A. Stone

February 13, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, Are you wondering what your future might look like? Are you wondering if the remnant freedoms you still cherish will exist ten . . .

Steve A. Stone

February 8, 2022

Introduction We live in uncertain times. Every aspect of our lives is filled with uncertainty. It’s terribly unsettling to some, while others seemingly . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 27, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, I’m frustrated. I’ve been frustrated for a very long time. In fact, I think that word – frustrated – describes all my . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 17, 2022

Dear Friends and Patriots, Have you noticed a new sub-narrative that’s been trotted out? It goes something like this: We Americans need to get over . . .

Steve A. Stone

December 30, 2021

President Donald J. Trump c/o Mar-a-Lago Club 1100 Ocean Blvd. Palm Beach, FL 33480 31 December 2021 Dear President Trump, The last thing I wrote . . .

Steve A. Stone

December 28, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, I’m a dues-paying member of the Republican Party. I’ve been a Republican by inclination all my life, but it was only in . . .

Steve A. Stone

December 24, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, We used to lead. Now, we are the led. And, we should be ecstatic about it! At least someone, somewhere, is doing what needs to . . .

Steve A. Stone

December 10, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, To begin, I need to divulge a personal conflict of interest. I’ve worked for the US government in one capacity or another all . . .

Steve A. Stone

December 4, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, We’ve all heard the old saw about fighting fire with fire, right? That saying has been around since Noah was a rookie seaman.  . . .

Steve A. Stone

December 1, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, I have a friend who makes his living at the Mobile Flea Market. He’s a really different sort of guy who seemed to like me the . . .

Steve A. Stone

November 19, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, Waiting is something I'm good at. I was a submariner once upon a time. I spent weeks upon weeks waiting for things to happen.  . . .

Steve A. Stone

October 20, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, What good is Donald Trump doing? That’s a question everyone should be asking, both pro- and anti-Trump people. We should all . . .

Steve A. Stone

October 8, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, I don’t know about you, but anticipation for the future is having a truly dramatic effect on my being. To say it’s disturbing . . .

Steve A. Stone

September 29, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, I have this friend named Jud Blakely. You can look him up. He’s known. Jud and I correspond regularly and collaborate when we . . .

Steve A. Stone

September 14, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, Ever since the never-ending COVID pandemic got underway, I’ve warned it was some kind of scam. I’ve warned it was being used . . .

Steve A. Stone

September 3, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, “I’m running because my friends keep telling me I ought to.” Have you ever heard a candidate for a political office make . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 18, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, What should we want from our government? I mean, beyond the usual stuff, like “protection from our enemies.” I don’t know . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 5, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, Are you familiar with the term “total warfare?” It’s a real thing, you know. It’s no-holds-barred, all-fronts conflict . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 12, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, Some things in life are good, regardless of who accomplishes it. It is a bit odd, though. You should recall President Trump's . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 9, 2021

Dear President Trump, It's been a while since I last wrote to you. I've wanted to for weeks, but finally had to admit events in my life had come to the . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 19, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, Below is an excerpt from an excellent and thoughtful article by Alan Bergstein, published yesterday at RenewAmerica. The article . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 5, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, There’s a lot of “stuff” in the air, isn’t there? I hear a lot that needs explaining and commenting on. You hear it too, . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 15, 2021

Congressman Jerry Carl 1330 Longworth House Office Building 15 Independence Ave SE Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Carl, You and I have known . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 10, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, When I survey the powers of the world today and consider our mutual future, I can easily draw parallels with certain references . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 1, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, The following was written in response to a friend who sent a link to me. The link was to an article in The Federalist that . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 17, 2021

8 Mar. 2021 Dear Friends and Patriots, Once in a while I find it instructive to think about things a bit holistically. We Americans are notorious for our . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 7, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, I have a cousin who almost shares my name. I'm not talking about my good cousin Stephen Stone, the one married to the lovely . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 3, 2021

Written 12 May 2019 Dear Friends and Patriots, H.R. 5? What is that? It’s a bill registered in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 March 2019.  . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 2, 2021

12 May 2019 Dear Friends and Patriots, H.R. 5? What is that? It’s a bill registered in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 March 2019. Its short . . .

Steve A. Stone

February 9, 2021

Sammy "Slimjim" Brooks was a Machinist Mate. Not a particularly dedicated one, but he generally knew his job and most people liked him. There wasn't much to . . .

Steve A. Stone

February 6, 2021

I want you all to watch the video at the link below. It's fast-paced, which may at first make you a bit leery of it, but watch it over and over and focus where . . .

Steve A. Stone

February 3, 2021

I never met Admiral Tom Hayward. Not once. But he was a giant influence in my life. There's no question of that. I'll tell you one of my short tales. I . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 24, 2021

Last year, I wrote ten letters to you. My flawless records indicate the dates of those letters: 10 Feb., 9 Apr., 1 May, 21 July, 14 Aug., 23 Sep., 26 Oct., 16 . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 17, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, What you'll see below is a letter I wrote that I haven't been able to deliver. I'm being blocked in many ways and am nearly . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 14, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, I don't know how many of you are actual believers in God. Of those who claim to be, I have no idea how many are "casual" . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 13, 2021

8 Jan. 2021 Dear Friends and Patriots, and especially all those who write for publication on RenewAmerica.com, I no longer have access to a computer with . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 12, 2021

6 Jan. 2021 Dear Friends and Patriots, and writers for RenewAmerica.com, This is not an article. It's a request and a report. I hope you will consider . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 11, 2021

Dear Friends and Patriots, All is not lost. Take heart! Try to steel yourselves for hardships to come. We have no real idea of what that might be, but we . . .

Steve A. Stone

January 3, 2021

I may be going with a group to Washington, D.C., for the 6th. I expect a crowd of over 1M people there. Busses are being leased all over the country, all . . .

Steve A. Stone

December 31, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 31 Dec. 2020 Dear President Trump, This may be the last . . .

Steve A. Stone

December 3, 2020

Dear President Trump, I hope this letter finds you and your family doing well, despite all the pressures that are certain to bear upon you all. We are in . . .

Steve A. Stone

November 22, 2020

I can't swear to the percentages of votes described in the video below. I do understand the point, and it's the same point being made by Rudy Giuliani and . . .

Steve A. Stone

November 16, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Trump, My last letter to you was sent on 26 . . .

Steve A. Stone

November 12, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, If you are confused with all that's going on, allow me to offer explanations of the various kinds of voter fraud. Once you’ve . . .

Steve A. Stone

November 11, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, This morning, I listened to Glenn Beck on the way to work. I think an appropriate title for his first program segment might be � . . .

Steve A. Stone

November 2, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I rarely send out any of my old articles for any reason. It’s easier to create something new, especially with all that’s in . . .

Steve A. Stone

October 26, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 26 October 2020 Dear President Trump, I hope it doesn’t . . .

Steve A. Stone

October 20, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, No good deed ever goes unpunished! That's an axiom of life we should all learn to accept. I accepted it very early in my own . . .

Steve A. Stone

October 11, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Let me begin this missive with a quote: “No one hates better than a hater hating haters!” Who said that? I DID! I’ve . . .

Steve A. Stone

September 24, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 23 September 2020 Dear President Trump, I hope this letter . . .

Steve A. Stone

September 9, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I keep communicating my concerns for our immediate future. You who read my words know I’ve long been concerned over escalations . . .

Steve A. Stone

September 4, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, If you’ve been following the national conversations, especially the conversations held in the mainstream media and among the . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 22, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Before this week, I intended to watch the Democratic Party National Convention and critique some of the more noteworthy speeches . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 14, 2020

Dear President Trump, My last letter to you was sent on 20 July. If you haven’t read it, I highly encourage you to do so. Based on what I don’t see and . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 10, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I have come to loathe authoring these dire warnings of impending doom. Last week, I promised myself I would lighten things up.  . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 3, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, No one likes to admit they were wrong, but most times it’s the right thing to do. I’ve admitted it before, but today I want . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 25, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, We’re watching quite a show on our TVs aren’t we? That is, those of us who don’t live in a major U.S. city. Those who do . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 21, 2020

Dear President Trump, I last wrote to you on 1 May. In the interim, I’ve been watching the progress of both the pandemic and the social unrest that’s . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 21, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I’m going to use an analogy to help you better understand this argument. The subject of this offering regards all that’s . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 9, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, The most oft asked question in recent days is “What do they want?” The answers we’ve heard postulated and elaborated upon . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 6, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Today’s missive is based on a Facebook post I posted today, Saturday, 6 June 2020. Before I get into that, I want to pause and . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 4, 2020

Hon. William P. Barr Attorney General of the United States of America U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20530-0001  . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 30, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, We woke up this morning to a nation on fire. Not the whole nation, by far, but enough to fill our TV screens for hours on end.  . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 27, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Have you heard the many talking heads on TV telling us we have to get used to a “new normal?” It’s an interesting reference . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 14, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Have you ever read the House Intelligence Committee web page at: https://intelligence.house.gov/ ? If you haven’t, I recommend . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 2, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 1 May 2020 Dear President Trump, I apologize in advance for . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 26, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, You’ve heard the story of Vernon Jones, haven’t you? I hope you understand what his story is really about. He does. I’m . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 19, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I assume all of you saw videos of the protests in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and several other states against the continuance of . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 9, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 8 Apr. 2020 Dear Mr. President, I'm writing to discuss . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 1, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Today, as I was driving to work, I heard a story on National Public Radio that really got my attention. I had a very hard time . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 24, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, The late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tip O'Neal (D-MA), used to say "All politics is local." It's an axiom he . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 23, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Are you loving those cheaper gas prices? It's like getting a small pay raise, isn't it? But, let's look a bit deeper and . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 19, 2020

Hon. William P. Barr Attorney General of the United States of America U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20530-0001  . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 15, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Does the coronavirus, a.k.a. COVID-19, have you altering your behavior? Does it make you just a bit nervous? Do you worry that . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 14, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, It's only right for me to make a couple of confessions and admissions up front. I made predictions and observations last year . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 13, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I watched Mark Levin interview Charlie Kirk on Life, Liberty, and Levin. It was an amazing experience, and to me, one of the most . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 10, 2020

From the desk of STEVE A. STONE 25 Feb. 2020 Mrs. Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202-7100 Dear Mrs. . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 9, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I've decided the best thing I can do this year is write to those in power and give them one or more pieces of my mind. It's . . .