Entries by DrRichSwier.com

U.S. State Department Pushes LGBTQ ‘Pride’ Everywhere Except Muslim World

By Jihad Watch U.S. embassies celebrate “Pride Month” from the Vatican to Jerusalem, but not in Saudi Arabia. In June, United States embassies across the world get ready for the biggest patriotic celebration of the year. Flags are taken out of the attic, ironed and hoisted in rainbow swirls across the sky. From Europe to […]

PODCAST: Style guide avoid terms like ‘biological sex’ and is America the home of the brave?

By Conservative Commandos Radio Show GUESTS AND TOPICS TERRY SCHILLING Terry Schilling is the President of American Principles Project. Terry is responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing APP’s strategy, messaging and grassroots activity at the state and federal level. As the son of a small business-owner, Terry knows how to leverage limited resources to generate […]

The Saudi-Jordanian Marriage

By Harold Rhode In the Middle East, marriage is a way to strengthen alliances and bury the hatchet. On June 1, 2023, Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein—son of King Abdullah bin Hussein—married Rajwa al-Seif, a Saudi royal whose maternal grandmother is a first cousin of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. The king and al-Seif […]

Americans Believe There Are Only Two Genders By a 3-1 Margin

By Family Research Council A Rasmussen poll released on June 1 revealed that 71% of American adults agreed with that “there are two genders, male and female,” with 57% saying the “strongly agree.” The survey also found that over 60% of Americans support laws prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors. The poll appears to reflect a growing […]

Joe Biden and the Reality Test

By Family Research Council According to recent polls, President Biden is stuck in the political doldrums. A recent average of several national surveys shows him holding a slightly less than 42% approval rating. Close observers of presidential politics offer a host of reasons for this sustained ennui. The analyses are copious and a good number offer provocative […]

Congress Hears from Experts on Gender Transition Harms to Minors

By Dr. Rich Swier Medical experts and detransitioners met members of Congress at the Capitol Monday to discuss the lifelong damage America’s gender transition industry is inflicting upon minors. Coordinated by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), the information session aimed to improve member awareness of the issue with an eye toward holding a full-scale public hearing […]

Housing Finance Watch: Purchase Rate Lock Volume Was Down 42% From 2019 While Rates Were Stable

By Edward Pinto June 6, 2023/in Economy, Elections, Hot Topics, News, Policy, Politics, Regulation, Social Issues, Taxes/by Edward Pinto Housing Finance Watch(Week 22, 2023) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li Key takeaways: Median rates stayed at 6 5/8% while daily 30-year rates retreated from their recent peak of 7.14% to 6.89% on June 5th, according to […]

Memory and Identity

By The Catholic Thing Francis X. Maier: We live in a time in which America’s future is at risk by methodically undermining the nature of the family, the memory of our culture, and the founding spirit of our nation . . . in other words, the things that anchor our identity as a free people. The […]

Biden Wants To Give Power Over Defense Contracts To Climate Activist ‘Cabal’ Bent On Curtailing Economic Growth

By The Daily Caller The Biden administration is pushing to give veto power over major Pentagon contracts to a group of climate activist groups that advocate for establishing “guardrails” on economic growth, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation. The administration proposed a rule in November that requires major contractors for the Department of Defense (DOD), NASA and […]

Hilarious: Weingarten, Parents ‘Getting Really Angry’ at DeSantis’ Education Policies

By Discover The Networks Friday on MSNBC’s Deadline, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten claimed hilariously that people are “getting really angry” at the education policies of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “I want to come back to the other policy which is I think the most unpopular of all in sort of this […]

The Californication of America

By Dr. Rich Swier Ronald Reagan served as the 33rd governor of California for two terms, from 1967 to 1975. Governor Reagan was a fiscal conservative. Here’s his first budget as governor of California.                                           GENERAL […]

How to fix the FBI: An initial proposal to start a national discussion

By Center For Security Policy With all the talk of “abolishing the FBI,” few envision what would happen to our country if we were suddenly left without a federal service to fight interstate crime and child trafficking, conduct effective counterintelligence, and come up with the necessary technology and training for law enforcement and investigators. Here […]

Protestors Turn Out Against Florida Immigration Law in ‘A Day Without Immigrants’

By Federation for American Immigration Reform Last Thursday [June 1, 2023], protestors across Florida held a walkout against a recently passed immigration law under the banner of “Un Día Sin Inmigrantes,” or “a day without immigrants.”  According to NBC News, protests were also scheduled in several other states, including California, Georgia, Minnesota, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, […]

Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border

By Federation for American Immigration Reform In May, FAIR wrote about a newly released report by the Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security that raised red flags about the “unsustainable” methods of staffing at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and their impact on morale.  In response to that report, the House Committee […]

Romanians Are Flooding The Border At Record Numbers And Committing Fraud Across The U.S.

By The Daily Caller Romanian migrants who are in the country illegally, some of whom are known to have crossed the southern border, are committing crimes in several areas of the country, according to law enforcement alerts obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. A surge of Romanian illegal migrants has been recorded at both […]