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Michael Swartz Bio

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.

Michael Swartz / December 18, 2024

A Nation Without Daylight Saving Time?

Trump, Musk, and Ramaswamy say it’s time to stop changing the time twice a year.

Michael Swartz / December 11, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / December 4, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / November 27, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / November 20, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / November 13, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / November 6, 2024

A Misleading Study on ‘Gun Violence’

When only bad guys have the guns, gun violence is the inevitable result.

Michael Swartz / October 30, 2024

Why Are Illegals Being Clustered?

Three small Rust Belt towns embody the willful open-border catastrophe of the Biden-Harris regime.

Michael Swartz / October 23, 2024

The Political Media Winds Are Shifting

When it comes to political campaigns, the gatekeeping days of the Big Three networks are over.

Michael Swartz / October 16, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / October 8, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / October 1, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / September 24, 2024

Intruder-Shooting Kamala Really Wants Our Guns

Kamala Harris is a gun-grabber, and no amount of clever scripting can make it otherwise.

Michael Swartz / September 17, 2024

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.

Michael Swartz / September 10, 2024

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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