Kirk Swearingen

An editor and poet, Kirk Swearingen received his degree in journalism half a lifetime ago from the University of Missouri–Columbia and then took a Greyhound Bus directly into the bowels of early 1980s New York City to study acting. His work has appeared in the Riverfront Times, Delmar, MARGIE, The American Journal of Poetry and Salon. He is currently writing a memoir about his years in New York.

So fascism came to America — but what was it wearing? Kirk Swearingen

Donald Trump; Wisconsin

Dear Wisconsin: If Trump wants a recount, make him pay up front Kirk Swearingen

Amy Coney Barrett; American Constitution;

Amy Coney Barrett and the Second Amendment: Why her "expansive view" is utter BS Kirk Swearingen

Mark Esper; Mike Pompeo; Mike Pence; Mitch McConnell; Steve Mnuchin; Donald Trump

Last call for the 25th Amendment? Trump's Cabinet won't depose him — but they should Kirk Swearingen

Protective mask hanging on a rearview mirror

A road trip through the red states, while the pandemic spikes Kirk Swearingen

Donald Trump; Herbert Hoover; George W. Bush

Do business leaders have any business being president? Available evidence says no Kirk Swearingen

Bonus Army; Black Lives Matter; Lafayette Square; Protest

Troops on the streets of Washington: Donald Trump, Herbert Hoover and the protesters Kirk Swearingen

Donald Trump; Alexander Hamilton; James Madison

Reading the Federalist Papers under lockdown: Is Donald Trump dissolving our union? Kirk Swearingen

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