Founder & Publisher
Rico Sharma
Founder of Be American Stay Republican™, based in Houston, Texas.
Biography
Rico Sharma is the founder and publisher of Be American Stay Republican™, a Houston, Texas based apparel brand and civic project built around four principles: freedom, patriotism, the rule of law, and opportunity.
He started the brand after years of conversations with neighbors, small business owners, and veterans who felt proud of their country but underrepresented in the clothing they could actually buy. The idea was simple: make well-made American apparel that says something plainly, and pair it with writing that explains the ideas behind it rather than shouting slogans.
Rico sets the editorial direction for The Journal, approves every article before publication, and is responsible for corrections. He is not a historian or an attorney, and articles published here are written as informed civic commentary supported by primary sources, not as legal or academic authority.
- Writes About
- ★Small business and American manufacturing
- ★Civic engagement and grassroots organizing
- ★Conservative political thought
- Based In
- Houston, Texas
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