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About Allen West

Lt. Col. Allen West (ret.) is a constitutional conservative, combat veteran, and former member of the U.S. Congress. Lt. Col. West is the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. During his 22-year career in the U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones and received many honors, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, one with valor device, and a Valorous Unit Award. In 1993, he was named the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year. He is also a former commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard. In November 2010, West was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida’s 22nd District. As a member of the 112th Congress, he sat on the Small Business and Armed Services Committees. West is the former Executive Director of the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas, Texas, and a former Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative (BTWI) for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. In July of 2020, Mr. West was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas by an overwhelming majority of State delegates. Lt. Col. West is an avid distance runner, a Master SCUBA diver, and in his spare time, he enjoys cheering his beloved Tennessee Volunteers. He is a legacy life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a life member of the American Legion, a life member of the Association of the United States Army, the Society of the First Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division. He is Patriot Life Member (Benefactor) of the National Rifle Association and Life Member (Benefactor) of the Texas State Rifle Association. West is an inductee into the University of Tennessee Army ROTC Hall of Fame. Lt. Col. West is the author of three books: Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin’s Journey to Family, Faith and Freedom; Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death; and We Can Overcome: An American Black Conservative Manifesto. He is married to Dr. Angela Graham-West, a financial adviser, and they have two daughters, Aubrey, a Board-certified Physician Assistant, and Austen, a nursing assistant. He is also the proud grandfather of grandson, Jaxton.

The Enemies of American Independence

The oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, has no expiration date. Allen West on why the Marxists and their Islamist allies now winning American elections are precisely the domestic enemies the Founders warned us about, and why it's time to name them as such.

By |2026-07-14T17:39:37+00:00July 14, 2026|ABW OpEd, ACRU Commentary|

The Law of the Land in the Land of Lincoln

In the Land of Lincoln, the Law of the Land no longer holds. Allen West on how Chicago's sanctuary policies, its war on religious liberty, and its contempt for the Second Amendment reveal a Marxist left that honors the Constitution only when it's convenient, and the deadly cost when it doesn't.

By |2026-07-08T15:27:20+00:00July 8, 2026|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief|

Happy Independence Day, America, Courtesy of the Chinese Communist Party

As America marks its 250th Independence Day, the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling hands Beijing a gift, and China's new ethnic unity law makes its intent to dominate unmistakable. Allen West on why the CCP sits at the core of the 21st-century axis of evil.

By |2026-07-07T13:36:13+00:00July 7, 2026|ABW OpEd, ACRU Commentary|

Behind Enemy Lines

Allen West files this Constitutional Brief from "behind enemy lines" in New England, where 250 years after the Revolution began, the "No Kings" crowd has embraced the very subjugation the Sons of Liberty died to throw off. From Massachusetts gun-control fights to Tim Kaine's claim that rights come from government, West argues the loyalists have won, and asks every American to read the Declaration aloud this July 4th.

By |2026-06-24T16:28:56+00:00June 24, 2026|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief|

The Ghosts of 1938

A signed “deal” with Iran, sold as a path to peace, looks a lot like Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 agreement with Hitler. Allen West argues America stopped short of victory and tossed a terror-sponsoring regime a lifeline, warning that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.

By |2026-06-17T13:27:47+00:00June 17, 2026|ACRU Commentary, Colonel's Constitutional Brief|
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