Kirk Swearingen

Kirk Swearingen is a poet and independent journalist. He is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, and his work has appeared in Delmar, MARGIE, Bloom, the American Journal of Poetry, Riverfront Times, Medium and Salon.

Hella Cool Founding Fathers
Were the founding fathers "woke"? Well, compared to the modern-day GOP — definitely Kirk Swearingen
Donald Trump; Tucker Carlson; Marjorie Taylor Greene
Why are Republicans so bad at lying? Kirk Swearingen
Guns Protest Sign US Capitol
The Second Amendment is a ludicrous historical antique: Time for it to go Kirk Swearingen
Donald Trump; Ivana Trump
The man who saw Trump coming: Wayne Barrett warned us decades ago Kirk Swearingen
Joe Biden; The New York Times
Will the New York Times ever give Joe Biden credit for his accomplishments? Chances dim! Kirk Swearingen
Michael Moore
Michael Moore was right about the midterms — now he offers hope for progressives in red zones Kirk Swearingen
Red card, with the word
Words of the year 2022: We were gaslit in goblin mode Kirk Swearingen
Roger Stone
Roger Stone is here to teach us a lesson — and it's one we should have learned years ago Kirk Swearingen
Ted Cruz; Josh Hawley
Hang on, Republicans: Who are the real "elites," anyway? Kirk Swearingen
Ted Cruz; Donald Trump; Tucker Carlson
Republicans and the crisis of "manhood": Who are the real sex-obsessed pervs in America? Kirk Swearingen
Antonin Scalia; Clarence Thomas; Amy Coney Barrett
How the Supreme Court's "fauxriginalists" are warping the Constitution Kirk Swearingen
Donald Trump
Donald J. Trump, meanest of mean girls: He so doesn't want to be our friend anymore Kirk Swearingen
Donald Trump
How many people died because Trump mocked mask-wearing? We'll never know Kirk Swearingen
Antonin Scalia; Amy Coney Barrett
"Originalism" and other Supreme nonsense: How the right-wing justices rationalize mass murder Kirk Swearingen
Tucker Carlson
Let's talk about Tucker Carlson's obsession with "legacy Americans" Kirk Swearingen