Entries by Dr. Rich Swier

Thomas More Law Center Files SCOTUS Brief Defending Marriage Between One Man and One Woman

Today, the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national, nonprofit public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, MI filed an amicus brief (friend of the court brief) in the U.S. Supreme Court defending traditional marriage.  This is the seventh brief that the Law Center has filed nationally in its fight to preserve marriage and […]

LGBT NEWS: Transvestite shot at NSA, a Muslim Bakery, Indiana and Apple’s CEO [+Video]

Have you ever wondered why the acronym LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) discriminates against lesbian women? Why are homosexual men given the title of “gay” and lesbian women not included? Why isn’t the acronym Lesbian, Homosexual, Bisexual, Transgender (LHBT) or Gay Lesbian, Gay Homosexual, Bisexual, Transgenders (GLGHBT)? Are lesbians less gay than homosexuals? Why are […]

Florida and Georgia: A Tale of Test Cheating Scandals in Two States

Disparity: Convictions in Atlanta, Impunity in Miami-Dade Schools. On Wednesday, an Atlanta jury convicted 11 teachers on racketeering charges, with mixed verdicts on theft and false statement charges, in connection with the massive test cheating scandal in the Atlanta Public Schools. The defendants, including teachers, a principal and other administrators, were accused of falsifying and […]

Saint Petersburg College: Same-Sex Marriage Debate [Video]

On March 26th, 2015, John Stemberger, President and General Counsel of the Florida Family Policy Council, participated in a debate and panel discussion at the Saint Petersburg College’s Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions on the topic of the impact to society and culture from same-sex marriage. Mr. Stemberger’s seven minute opening remarks begin at minute 19:10 […]

What Will Legal Marijuana Cost Employers?

What effect will legalized marijuana have on employers?  National Families in Action, a drug policy and education organization, is releasing a White Paper that examines problems employers are facing in states that have legalized marijuana for medical or retail use. The paper addresses how marijuana laws are changing, how these laws will affect employers’ ability to […]

VoteTocracy Chrome Extension Makes Congress Just a Click Away

NEW YORK, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — VoteTocracy, the online citizen voting site for bills in Congress, announced the launch of its new Google Chrome extension. The VoteTocracy extension allows users to view decision makers and bills discussed in news articles and immediately and directly contact government representative without leaving the article. Once the Chrome extension is […]

UK based Connect Justice Launches Free Online Film Initiative to Prevent Islamic State Recruitment

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Five free online film testimonies by former extremists aim to dissuade people from joining violent extremist groups “Those who have ‘been there, done that’ have a compelling story to tell us about why people join and then turn away from extremism. Formers are those who have followed a path of violence and subsequently […]

Pesach & Eliana Show: Dr. Rich Swier talks about the U.S., Israel, Islam and the Middle East [Podcast]

I had the opportunity to appear on the Pesach & Eliana Show to talk about issues important to every American and lover of Zion. This broad ranging discussion covered many topics including: the recent Israeli elections, U.S. policy in the Middle East, the Islamic State and what strategy drives Islamic organizations and nations such as […]

Breaking video . . . ISIS training camp at Cornell?

Project Veritas exposes Joseph Scaffido, Assistant Dean at Cornell University. Scaffido is captured on hidden camera advising a Project Veritas investigative journalist on how to start and fund a pro-ISIS club on campus, how to obtain funding to send care packages to ISIS and Hamas, and astonishingly, how to bring a member of ISIS to Cornell […]

When Internet Explorer Ruled the World

The government tried to destroy Microsoft for giving away a browser by JEFFREY A. TUCKER. Microsoft announced this month that it was finally taking Internet Explorer out behind the woodshed, officially ending its two decade reign as the king (and then later the court jester) of web browsers. The main focus of media coverage has been […]