Entries by Dr. Rich Swier

How Dodd-Frank is Destroying our Economy

Peter J. Wallison from the American Enterprise Institute knows that Dodd-Frank was “an illegitimate response” to the 2008 US financial crisis. Wallison makes his points in “The Case for Repealing Dodd-Frank.” He states housing bubbles are “procyclical” and notes while Obamacare has received all of the attention, “Dodd-Frank deserves a look.” Wallison begins with, “The […]

Sarasota, FL: Top Ten Most Exciting Small Cities In America

A list of the top ten most exciting small cities in America was released by Business Insider. Sarasota, FL was listed as number ten. According to Randy Nelson from MOVOTO: Last–but in no way least–we have Sarasota, which was the exact opposite of last in a couple of key categories, namely live music and nightlife where […]

Meet the Humble Nuns Who Just Shook Up Obamacare

The Little Sisters of the Poor are an international Roman Catholic Congregation of women, which was founded in 1839 by St. Jeanne Jugan. They operate homes in 31 countries, where they provide loving care for over 13,000 needy elderly persons. Although the Little Sisters’ homes perform a religious ministry of caring for the elderly poor, […]

IGNORED: The Global Persecution of Christians

”Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone, or in community with others, and in public or in private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.” –  Article 18, United Nations Universal Declaration […]

ACTION ALERT: Florida Threat of Force to Stop Attackers bill goes to Senate Committee on January 8, 2014

SB-448 introduced by Florida State Senator Greg Evers (R-FL District 2) is on the agenda for the Senate Criminal Justice Committee meeting on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 9:00 a.m EST. SB-448 is a bill to stop abusive prosecutors from using 10-20-LIFE to prosecute people who, in self-defense, threaten to use deadly force against an attacker as […]

“Electronic Army Of the Caucasus Emirate” threatens Cyber War against Russia

On December 27, 2013, the website posted a video titled “Appeal by the Anonymous Caucasus #OpPayBackForSotchi2014.” The “Anonymous Caucasus” describes itself as the “electronic army of the Caucasus Emirate” and has a website and accounts on Twitter and Facebook. In this video it warns the Russian government to stop its “activities” in Sochi (presumably the […]

100% PROOF! Obama is a KEYNESIAN!

Julie Borowski has posted a YouTube video that has gone viral. In it Julie presents irrefutable proof that President Obama is a Keynesian. [youtube]http://youtu.be/FREWUOk9nTs[/youtube] Julie states, “I cannot believe there are some Americans who still don’t believe that he is a Keynesian. Just because the mainstream media never calls him a Keynesian. Time to wake […]

Common Core Cronyism in Florida

Members of the Appropriations Committee on Education are hugely “invested” in Common Core. Representative Erik Fresen (R-FL District 114) is chair in the Florida House. Fresen was heavily involved in the Florida Race-To-The-Top (RTTT) application, getting federal funding and approval of implementation of Common Core in Florida. The same goes for Senator John Legg (R-FL District 17). […]

The Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians for 2013

Judicial Watch today released its 2013 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list, in alphabetical order, includes: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) CIA Director John Brennan Senator Saxby Chambliss Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Attorney General Eric Holder Former IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller / Former IRS Official Lois Lerner […]

The Drones are Coming!

The FAA has announced six sites for advanced unmanned aerial vehicle testing. The accepted proposals come from various universities, state governments and airports. “The FAA considered geography, climate, location of ground infrastructure, research needs, airspace use, safety, aviation experience and risk,” the agency said in a release. Popular Mechanics reports, “Many locations were vying for a […]

Will 2014 be the year of the Bitcoin breakout?

“Like it or love it, bitcoin has been a constant theme of headlines for the past year, as 2013 marked its coming of age. Last year’s nerd money fad has become this year’s most talked about product,” writes Patrick L. Young an expert in global financial markets. As the US Federal Reserve continues to print money, many investors […]