Gates Garcia

Gates Garcia

Gates Garcia is the host of the YouTube show and podcast “We The People.” Follow him on Instagram and X @GatesGarciaFL.

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Thanks And Giving: The American Virtues We Forgot

By Gates Garcia

From ‘Teach Me’ To ‘Prove Me Wrong’: How Social Media Killed Curiosity

By Gates Garcia

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The Best Advice I Received When I Learned I Was Having A Daughter

By Gates Garcia

Want To Understand The American Spirit? Don’t Ask A Politician.

By Gates Garcia

It’s Not Left vs. Right — It’s Us vs. Them.

By Gates Garcia

US President Donald Trump greets Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow during the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Most Important Words Of 2025: ‘I Forgive You’

By Gates Garcia

The Tribute in Light marking the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is seen in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2018. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

Why I’m Teaching My Kids About The Spirit Of 9/12

By Gates Garcia

SUNRISE, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Travis Kelce, left, and Taylor Swift react as the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers play during the first period in Game Four of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Love Wins: Even When We Don’t Vote The Same

By Gates Garcia

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 17: Courtney Vandersloot #22 of the Chicago Sky drives to the basket against Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury during Game Four of the WNBA Finals at Wintrust Arena on October 17, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

The WNBA Sex Toy Incident Was Funny. But It’s Gone Too Far.

By Gates Garcia

The American Flag blows in the wind off the back of the Ellis Island/Liberty Island Ferry with the Statue of Liberty in the background following the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum at the Great Hall on Ellis Island April 13, 2011 in New York.

Conservatives Are Right On Immigration. We Just Need To Say It Better.

By Gates Garcia

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The Coldplay Kiss Cam Debacle Shows The Arrogance Of Corporate America

By Gates Garcia

The Everyday American’s Guide To The Fourth Of July

By Gates Garcia