Stephen Miller: Superstar

townhall.com ^ | 11/12/2026 | Larry Elder

[rktman]

When Stephen Miller first appeared on my radio show as a high school teenager, did I see his potential? I've been asked this many times.

Stephen, then a student at California's Santa Monica High School, contacted my radio show with a complaint. California's Education Code requires elementary, middle and high schools to conduct "a patriotic ritual," like citing the Pledge of Allegiance, at the beginning of each school day. Santa Monica High was not doing this. Stephen complained, without success, to his teachers, the principal and administrators.

So, he called my show, cited the Education Code and talked about the value of the pledge as a way of teaching students to understand the principles upon which our "American exceptionalism" was founded. That his school was "blatantly" disregarding this "patriotic obligation," Stephen argued, does not bode well for the nation. He created a groundswell. People who had graduated from that high school years ago, when the pledge was cited, called the school to complain.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: pod

[rktman]

I was unaware that Larry and Miller had a history. What will be sadly comical is the democommies fighting over who to persecute first in their quest to save democracy. IOW ruin the 250 year test run of giving folks guaranteed freedoms.

[TheDon]

Fearless.

“Stephen attended Duke University, when members of the men’s lacrosse team were accused of raping a stripper. While many at Duke pronounced the “privileged” young men guilty, Stephen told my audience the charges were bogus and that the “crusading” prosecutor, who publicly pronounced them guilty, was ignoring exculpatory evidence. The charges were dropped. The prosecutor lost his job and law license and served a day in prison for withholding evidence.”

[Vermont Lt]

I wonder if he was in Santa Monica when Gutfeld or Tom Brady were there.

Must be something in the water.

Our town can boast of one moderately successful star, and one legend. That’s after 300 years. I know our tap water isn’t that great.