Michael Swartz is a recovering politician turned writer. What began way back in 2003 with occasional features for The Patriot Post has blossomed into a weekly column. That love for the written word also led Michael to author a book with his own policy prescriptions and embark upon writing a history of the Tea Party for release later this year.
A Nation Without Daylight Saving Time?
Trump, Musk, and Ramaswamy say it’s time to stop changing the time twice a year.
Can Trump’s Tax Reforms Survive the Swamp a Second Time?
A significant legacy item from Donald Trump’s first term is set to expire in 2025 without intervention.
Dems Declare EV War on Musk
Gavin Newsom and Joe Biden are trying to stack the deck against Tesla, Elon Musk’s highly successful electric vehicle enterprise.
How Democrats Rigged a Few House Seats
Some radical gerrymandering and sketchy 2020 Census miscounting gave the Democrats some crucial House seats they didn’t deserve.
The Increasingly Radical Left
Leftists commonly claim that the Right has become more extreme, but it’s the unhinged Left that has moved the Overton window.
Cleaning the Ship of (Deep) State
Trump’s vow to “shatter the Deep State … and restore government that is controlled by the People” will soon be put to the test.
A Misleading Study on ‘Gun Violence’
When only bad guys have the guns, gun violence is the inevitable result.
Why Are Illegals Being Clustered?
Three small Rust Belt towns embody the willful open-border catastrophe of the Biden-Harris regime.
The Political Media Winds Are Shifting
When it comes to political campaigns, the gatekeeping days of the Big Three networks are over.
Crime Without Punishment
To address the crime epidemic in our country, we must get rid of the twisted belief that some criminals are more equal than others.
Hillary Makes Her Case for Controlling Speech
If free speech is the defining issue of our time, then she’s on the wrong side of it.
Men Vote Too
There’s been plenty of focus on the female vote, but men will also vote — and in far greater numbers for Donald Trump.
Intruder-Shooting Kamala Really Wants Our Guns
Kamala Harris is a gun-grabber, and no amount of clever scripting can make it otherwise.
Now the Left Targets Chief Justice Roberts
A New York Times article attempts to further erode the Roberts Court’s credibility by attacking its rulings in three Trump lawfare cases.
The EV Crisis Goes Global
The Biden-Harris administration and the worldwide auto industry are learning a difficult lesson about EV supply and demand.
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