August 11, 2026

With Public Polls Favoring His Resignation, Swallow’s Case is Murky

The news about John Swallow seems to get progressively worse.  His behavior may not have been illegal, but it skirts the line of what the public expects from elected officials enough that a plurality supports his resignation. Though none of the headlines this week has landed with the bombshell effect of that first story in […]

Could Senator Lee’s stand on immigration take a hint from Thomas Jefferson?

This week, invited to join in a bipartisan group of Senators in developing some guidelines for repairing America’s long dysfunctional immigration system, Senator Mike Lee opted not to sign the group’s Statement of Principles. “Although I am encouraged by the process and continue to support efforts to make real progress on immigration reform,” said Utah’s […]

The Obama majority? [Contributor]

Rhett Wilkinson is a senior at Utah State University. He is studying journalism and political science. The opinions expressed are his own. American Prospect editor Harold Meyerson opined for the Washington Post that there is “an Obama majority in American politics, symbolized by Monday’s throng on the Mall, whose existence is both the consequence of […]

Where is the investigation John Swallow requested?

It’s been almost two weeks since a Salt Lake Tribune’s article showed connections between indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson and Utah’s new Attorney General John Swallow.  Despite calls for an investigation from almost everyone–including Swallow himself–we have yet to see one. Accusing Swallow of offering to bribe US Senator Harry Reid, Johnson provided emails, photos, financial records and […]

Where there’s smoke: a brief history of John Swallow in headlines

John Swallow has a habit of making newspaper headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. If it’s true that where there is smoke there’s usually fire, then the headlines that have followed Swallow’s career indicate a lot of fire. Only time will tell how much or if it will catch up to Swallow this time around.

Author of kill list nominated to CIA Chief

Brennan has argued that America’s clandestine services have to “bat 1.000” everyday, using the drone program to go after alleged terrorists. Should we be concerned that targets on the list might also be Americans who are due process of law before deprivation of life and limb?

Entitlements are…earned? [video]

Someone tell me this isn’t a scene from the movie version of Atlas Shrugged…

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on the house floor “reminds” her collegues that entitlements are “earned.”