https://pjmedia.com/author/bryan-preston/feedPJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 09 Apr 2026 17:34:42 -0400<![CDATA[Before getting into the meat of this piece I should disclose a thing or two. I know Aaron Peña pretty well. We&#8217;ve worked together in state government. Before that, when he was a Democrat state representative from the Rio Grande Valley, I knew him from the opposite side of the aisle. I was communications director at the state Republican Party. I knew state Rep. Peña then to be a thoughtful, smart Democrat who was well-liked in both parties and conservative in philosophy. He also seemed a little out of place with the Democrats. When he officially switched parties several years back, I was pleased to be at the switching ceremony in Austin. The Texas GOP had won a good man who was switching on principle for the same reasons Ronald Reagan and then-Gov. Rick Perry had both switched parties: The Democratic Party had gone too far left and left them and their values behind.]]>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:56:11 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/15/national-magazine-of-texas-marvels-that-hispanic-texans-are-voting-republican-n1478962<![CDATA[The BBC has a scintillating/hilarious report on the Taliban&#8217;s antics now that they&#8217;ve taken over Afghanistan.]]>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:32:38 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/15/taliban-reportedly-brawl-over-who-did-what-in-the-war-against-the-u-s-n1478939<![CDATA[On Friday, PJMedia reported disturbing allegations of witness tampering and criminal misconduct levied against Travis County, Texas, District Attorney Jose Garza. The allegations come in the midst of the prosecutor&#8217;s ongoing murder case against U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry in the riot-related shooting of Garrett Foster last summer.]]>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:36:42 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Corruption]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/13/exclusive-defense-says-travis-county-da-jose-garza-files-motion-to-seal-evidence-against-him-in-high-profile-shooting-case-n1478273<![CDATA[Todd Beamer unexpectedly found himself on a hijacked airplane on September 11, 2001. Rather than submit, he and other captive Americans fought back. They brought Flight 93 down in a field in Pennsylvania, saving the United States Capitol from suffering an attack similar to those that struck the Pentagon and brought down the World Trade Center on the same day. Todd Beamer and the heroes of Flight 93 gave their lives saving others and also one of the greatest symbols of the American republic.]]>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 11:37:15 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/12/never-forget-were-less-safe-now-than-20-years-ago-because-some-already-want-to-force-you-to-forget-n1477937<![CDATA[Retaliation. Witness tampering. Felony criminal conduct.]]>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:00:15 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/10/exclusive-travis-county-da-garza-austin-acting-police-chief-accused-of-retaliation-in-high-profile-shooting-case-n1477580<![CDATA[Anyone who has been following the financial news, paying attention to their 401k, or trying their hand at retail investing with apps like Robinhood has surely seen or heard of “ESG.”]]>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:50:54 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/10/xis-gotta-have-it-how-one-huge-american-asset-manager-gets-its-green-cues-from-china-n1477441<![CDATA[Amazon Prime took on a massive challenge when it announced it was bringing Robert Jordan&#8217;s sprawling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time, to its small-screen service. The Wheel series details dozens of characters with their own story arcs down to their distinctive mannerisms and creates nations and cultures that seem to be alive. Wheel is often held up alongside Tolkein&#8217;s Lord of the Rings and Martin&#8217;s Game of Thrones worlds, and in terms of content and tone, it lives right between the two. If you like fantasy and haven&#8217;t read at least some of Jordan, you haven&#8217;t read some of the best fantasy ever written.]]>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:32:29 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/09/amazons-wheel-of-time-saga-trailer-is-here-how-does-it-look-n1477209<![CDATA[In the wake of his self-inflicted defeat and humiliating retreat in Afghanistan, Joe Biden has found a few people he wishes to fire.]]>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:09:49 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/09/biden-purges-apolitical-military-advisory-panels-demands-values-align-with-his-administration-n1477186<![CDATA[Earlier this week, news broke that the National Archives had added a &#8220;potential harmful language warning&#8221; to the United States Constitution and other founding documents.]]>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:21:27 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/09/did-the-national-archives-add-a-harmful-language-warning-to-constitution-n1477147<![CDATA[A lone wanderer with hard-won fighting skills drifts into a town. There he finds two factions vying for power and devises a way to play one off of the other while keeping his own skin intact through his wits and his otherworldly prowess with weapons, but few words. Lots of stares and squints, more than a few bullets flying, but very few words.]]>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:16:45 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/08/clint-eastwood-returns-in-cry-macho-continuing-a-legendary-career-starting-with-a-film-that-shouldnt-have-worked-at-all-n1477009<![CDATA[The American Petroleum Institute and others are sounding the alarm about hidden provisions in the Democrats&#8217; massive infrastructure bill. The $3.5 trillion bill includes a great deal of spending that has nothing to do with infrastructure, and. according to the API, it also includes pernicious attacks on U.S. energy producers. That&#8217;s included in the bill&#8217;s latest mark-up.]]>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:03:23 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/08/bidens-3-5-trillion-infrastructure-plan-includes-massive-attacks-on-u-s-energy-producers-n1476829<![CDATA[Earlier Sunday PJM reported that Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) sounded the alarm about six civilian aircraft that have been waiting to depart the airport at Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. According to McCaul, those aircraft have an unknown number of Americans along with Afghan interpreters who helped the U.S. military during the 20-year war.]]>Sun, 05 Sep 2021 22:16:14 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/05/bidens-afghanistan-american-hostages-in-mazar-i-sharif-and-a-genocide-in-the-making-in-the-north-n1476322<![CDATA[Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave an exclusive interview to Fox News&#8217;s Jennifer Griffin. He told Griffin that he expects a &#8220;resurgence&#8221; in terrorism following the United States&#8217; ignominious retreat from Afghanistan.]]>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 19:23:53 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/04/after-giving-the-taliban-a-country-and-an-arsenal-gen-milley-expects-more-terrorism-n1476096<![CDATA[Elon Musk is building his satellite-based Starlink service, but he paused launches until some new spacecraft are ready. Quarts reports that those spacecraft give Starlink a new capability &#8212; the ability to bypass the ground stations that Starlink currently depends on.]]>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 16:47:41 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/04/elon-musk-has-an-amazing-message-for-anyone-who-wants-to-censor-his-starlink-internet-n1476048<![CDATA[A Florida diner recently posted a sign asking Biden voters to take their business elsewhere.]]>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 11:18:12 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/04/florida-diners-sign-telling-biden-voters-to-go-elsewhere-has-a-huge-impact-on-its-business-n1475988<![CDATA[After the Supreme Court let stand Texas H.B. 1515, the Heartbeat Law, leftists took to social media to do what they do best: spew abuse and incandescent rage. Many attacked the &#8220;men&#8221; who passed that law, and it&#8217;s as true as can be that Gov. Greg Abbott is in fact a man and he signed the bill into law after the legislature passed it.]]>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:37:57 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/03/stars-for-life-texas-women-lead-the-pro-life-movement-n1475602<![CDATA[Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Pentagon spokesman John Kirby just left an untold number of Americans stranded in Afghanistan. A week ago today, 13 American service members died in a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport that happened because Austin and the generals left it surrounded by enemy forces.]]>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:19:44 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/02/after-losing-a-war-and-stranding-americans-in-afghanistan-bidens-pentagon-pivots-back-to-race-n1475423<![CDATA[A raft of new laws took effect in Texas on September 1. Those laws were passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in accordance with the Texas constitution.]]>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:48:20 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/02/joe-biden-threatens-to-fight-texas-harder-than-he-ever-fought-the-taliban-n1475354<![CDATA[Joe Biden came into office inheriting the war in Afghanistan. But unlike previous presidents, he inherited a war that was relatively quiescent by Afghanistan standards, involved few American troops on the ground, and was in a phaseout due to an agreement his predecessor had struck with the Afghan government and the Taliban. Under that deal, the U.S. would remove its troops by May 1, 2021, if the Taliban and Afghan government met certain conditions.]]>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:17:12 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/02/timeline-why-bidens-call-with-ghani-matters-n1475305<![CDATA[On Wednesday, the allegedly non-partisan PollProjectUSA (PPUSA) dropped this tweet, purporting to show that Joe Biden is still surviving with 47% approval, 46% disapproval, even after the Afghanistan debacle in which he left Americans stranded behind enemy lines and gifted the terrorist Taliban with a country and billions of dollars worth of American military hardware, including an air force.]]>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:17:29 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston/2021/09/02/poll-shows-biden-doing-ok-after-afghan-fiasco-but-theres-a-huge-catch-n1475291