Michael Swickard was born at Holloman Air Force Base in 1950. He has had a number of careers related to the media and education.
In 1998, he was awarded a doctorate in educational administration, with an emphasis in distance learning technology, from New Mexico State University.
He resides in Las Cruces and is an educational consultant. He recently spent five years in talk radio, and has been a columnist much of his adult life.
Michael’s email is: michael@swickard.com
Jul 29, 2010: The coming fat regulations possibly fueling a real revolution
Jul 14, 2010: The real contamination of New Mexico
Jul 7, 2010: The pinnacle of hypocrisy in our society
Jun 25, 2010: Where my election gullibility went
Jun 18, 2010: The first dollars to be spent on safety, not the last
Jun 11, 2010: A sound question about Wilderness designations
Jun 4, 2010: This or these United States: an important question
May 28, 2010: Being wrong yet ever so right
May 18, 2010: Trash talking my government
May 14, 2010: Is space exploration now a dream too far?
May 5, 2010: Informal economy lessons from those without legal status
Apr 27, 2010: Our right to security on our side of the border
Apr 13, 2010: The “Silent Majority” does not shout
Apr 8, 2010: A look at really improving public schools
Mar 30, 2010: No to chickens at Easter and bigger government anytime
Mar 24, 2010: No longer a nation of please or thank you
Mar 19, 2010: The awesome power Congress has to do bad
Mar 12, 2010: Free from the government always costs the most
Mar 5, 2010: Burning down schools to improve them
Feb 24, 2010: Having a Tiger by the tale
Feb 5, 2010: Passing laws cannot fix stupid
Jan 29, 2010: The time our politcians spend planning for disaster
Jan 22, 2010: Disaster planning before or after the nuclear explosion
Jan 12, 2010: Our nation on the verge of writing bad checks
Jan 5, 2010: Mistaking our current conflict for a real war
Dec 30, 2009: 2009 was a really weird year
Dec 24, 2009: The majority of Americans overruled by a minority of Americans
Dec 17, 2009: Eldrick Tont: the lesson he can teach us
Dec 9, 2009: When they really enjoy the very best fatalities
Dec 3, 2009: Let our leaders vote again on the Christmas Holiday
Nov 24,2009: Being the healthiest corpse the mortician has ever seen
Nov17, 2009: A better plan for when the budget gets tough
Nov 11, 2009: Why should our citizens be intentionally defenseless?
Nov 3, 2009: The football fix was in, perhaps the NMSU president, too
Oct 28, 2009: Goshamighty, cost cutting by idiots is almost a killer
Oct 20, 2009: New Mexico goes to pot, our national government does not
Oct 13, 2009: Opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations
Oct 5, 2009: The five principles of real school improvement
Sep 28, 2009: The reality of our political compassion
Sep 15, 2009: When a punch in the snout improved manners
Sep 14, 2009: Buttegate a lesson in how to not act as governor
Sep 8, 2009: Why Americans are not debating some important issues
Aug 31, 2009: An unusual attack of the clevers
Aug 26, 2009: Dropout reports cast dark cloud over New Mexico
Aug 13, 2009: Healthcare Debate About Philosophy, Not Details
Aug 4, 2009: Those Putrid New Mexico Dropout Numbers
Aug 3, 2009: A Partly Personal Apology To My Father
Jul 27, 2009: Those Political Bait And Switch Schemes
Jul 19, 2009: Stopping Distracted To Death Driving
Jul 13, 2009: Render Not To Denish The Things That Are Richardson’s
Jul 10, 2009: The Point That Newsmen Find Easy To Miss
Jun 26, 2009: Freedom For All And For All Time
Jun 22, 2009: The Spaceport Twenty Years From Now
Jun 19, 2009: Since It Has Not Worked For 30 Years, Let’s Try It Again
Jun 9, 2009: New Mexico Is A Pay For Play State
Jun 2, 2009: Our Constitution in Name Only
May 29, 2009: The Trillion Dollar Twitterpation Two Step
May 19, 2009: A Nation, Mouth Open, Waiting for Roast Ducks To Fly In
May 12, 2009: Core Identity Should Decide The Next NMSU President
May 5, 2009: Let Us Vote On Global Cooler Or Warmer
Apr 30, 2009: When A Pandemic Hit Las Cruces In 1907
Apr 16, 2009: The New Mexico Grasshopper And Ant Story
Apr 9, 2009: The Seven Results of Highly Destructive Political Policies