American Values
AMAC Set to Partake in “Great American State Fair” in Nation’s Capital
With the Great American State Fair set to open on June 25, AMAC is preparing to welcome millions of visitors...
Reagan’s Spirit and Being Brave
Attitude can be everything. It can define you, inspire you, deplete you, revive you. Sometimes I wonder what it must...
Letter From the Editor: America’s Future – AMAC Magazine Exclusive
AMAC Magazine Exclusive - By Rebecca Weber Dear AMAC Members, America’s future has never been guaranteed. Throughout our history, our...
On Freedom and Time
As the weather warms, many of us set about “spring cleaning” and preparing for Memorial Day, when we pause to...
ECHOES OF EXCEPTIONALISM: The Men Who Bring Them Home
There are moments in American history when the character of a nation is revealed not in its victories, but in...
Less Welfare, More Self-Help
In 1900, Theodore Roosevelt (TR), soon our 26th President, wrote “Civic Helpfulness.” He argued our churches, pastors, priests, and the...
Education, Economics, and Sowell
Thomas Sowell is not a name we often hear. He is about to turn 96, a brilliant economist, social thinker,...
Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday at AMAC’s Bootcamp for Patriots
Ronkonkoma, NY — June 20, 2026 — The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) will host a special Celebrating Our Nation edition...
Owe Back, Pay Forward
We all owe back, so pay forward. After the Reagan White House, active duty, founding a company to support law...
Letter From the Editor: America’s 250th – AMAC Magazine Exclusive
AMAC Magazine Exclusive - By Rebecca Weber Dear AMAC Members, Two hundred and fifty years ago, a bold idea was...
Small Business, Work Ethic, and Outcomes
Americans are serious about work, work ethic, and outcomes. Being a small businessman – surviving at it today – requires...
The Warrior Citizen
Across America, from the “Turning Point” generation to veterans and business leaders, warrior citizens are stepping up. As a non-politician,...
The Meaning Behind the Dollar Bill Most Americans Miss
Few symbols are more distinctly American—and more consistently overlooked—than the Great Seal of the United States. It appears on official...
A Simple Joy
Growing up, we caught the sun, grabbed a bite, got outside, seldom stayed in, even on bad days. Life was...
Simple Grit
Tom was hard to work for, but “in the day,” we were grateful to have work, leaned in and learned,...
“George’s Way”
George was a World War II vet, Pacific theater, lifetime resident of the town we grew up in, rural Maine....
AMAC Action Urges CMS to Strengthen Transparency Rules – AMAC Action Weekly Advocacy Update
AMAC Action Hard at Work on Member Priorities at State & Federal Levels Across the country and in the nation’s...
Shoveling the Roof
Leadership is about anticipating, preventing, and deterring future problems, “looking around corners,” not just resolving what lands on our doorstep....
Blessed by Law Enforcement
Law enforcement is under fire. Facts point out – a hundred ways from Sunday – that without them, we would...
Ice Fishing and Life
This time of year, we used to go ice fishing every weekend. If this sounds odd, life across America’s Northern...
Industry and Frugality – Forgotten?
Benjamin Franklin is about as famous, at least in America, as it gets. Two principles he pushed were “industry and...
Dogs, Politicians, and Mark Twain
For many years, my feet shared the rug beneath the kitchen table with my four-legged friend, Dartagnan, a noble soul,...
Trust in Government – Vital
President Ronald Reagan and Suzanne Massie | Photo Credit: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library God has a way of teaching us that...
Learning and Teaching
Many years ago, I ice fished and skated – poorly. Ice fishing was a skill – and sport – taught...
Stubborn Facts and Democrats
Reality is a constant reminder of – what is real. Democrats have lost the con, lost their way, and are...
Remembering Charlie Kirk: The Life and Legacy of an American Icon – AMAC Magazine Exclusive
AMAC Magazine Exclusive - By Shane Harris When Charlie Kirk was killed on September 10, 2025, he had achieved more...
Communism. Is It Here? You Tell Me.
From where does our commitment to freedom come? Are we living it? Do we fully grasp what is happening around...
Bill of Rights and Respect
Our Republic depends on it. Ask the average American if they believe in the Bill of Rights, and they will...
Muslim Enclaves, Founding Values, and Assimilation
Let’s talk truth. America is about assimilation, “e pluribus unum,” or “from many, one.” Without it, we fail. Maine is...
Theodore Roosevelt – The Strenuous Life
One only wonders what Theodore Roosevelt would say today. In 1899, the swashbuckling, well-educated, patriotic Republican, soon to be president,...
Reagan, Veterans, and the Future
As we approach Veterans Day, words echo, including those of Ronald Reagan, for whom I once worked and who revered...
The Greatest Generation
Journalist Tom Brokaw wrote “The Greatest Generation,” borrowing from World War II flag officers. The sentiment was, for those who...
When Immigration Imports the Intifada
Last week, tens of thousands of anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrators flooded the streets of Italy, most notably in Milan, clashing with...
The Freedom Clock
Imagine a freedom clock. Putting freedom at high noon, you have a constitutional republic, the greatest liberty for one consistent...
Take the Torch Forward
Take the torch forward. Charlie Kirk’s assassination resonates with a kind of timeless horror, not just as a brutal, ideological...
Charlie Kirk – City on the Hill
For reasons obvious and less obvious, graphic and disturbing in other ways, the death of a young patriot, man of...
The Charlie Kirk Tweet That Every American Should Read
In the hours following the horrific killing of 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, several of his old tweets...
A Society Paralyzed by the Presence of Evil
This week, most Americans were shocked by the images of Decarlos Brown Jr., a violent schizophrenic with a 14-count rap...
Volunteerism – American and Maine Strength
Sometimes it hits you like a boomerang. In Maine and much of America, volunteerism is alive and well, in our...
AMAC Action Victory: Costco Drops Abortion Pill – AMAC Action Weekly Advocacy Update
Costco Drops Abortion Pill Following AMAC Action Pressure Campaign AMAC members have scored another major victory for life and accountability...
AMAC Members to Meet in Virginia – AMAC Action Weekly Advocacy Update
“Bootcamp for Patriots” is September 27, 2025 Join AMAC members and friends at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia as...
AMAC Member: A Return to Common Sense – AMAC Action Weekly Advocacy Update
A Return to Common Sense AMAC member, Michael Ryan, is a Marine Corps veteran, former HR executive, and lifelong American...
Don’t Settle, or Old Bats Beware
The other day, a friend told me a story. They have two cats, and one is a mouser; the other...
Forgiveness – Imperative
Now and again, it is wise to forget the ebb and flow of political inanities, and think hard – about...
Some Epic Words – Margaret Chase Smith
Last Sunday, June 1, was the 75th anniversary of a speech by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith on the US...
Today is Such a Day
Often I sit to write, sure my mind, heart, and fingers will combine to produce something new, or if not...
Restoring America’s Cohesion
Complex question, simple answer: Why have our politics gotten so personal, more about vitriol and hating our president than rational...
Pretending to be God
Take a few steps back. Look at how our political, social, and even family conversations – if they happen at...
America – 10 Rules, Good to Great
Over the years, ten rules have surfaced and helped me remember why people go from good to great, in any...
The Solution Is a Convention of the States
Almost immediately upon taking office, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders wiping away the progress of the...
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