Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator

About Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator

Dr. Carol M. Swain is an award-winning political scientist, a former professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt University, and a lifetime member of the James Madison Society, an international community of scholars affiliated with the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. Before joining Vanderbilt in 1999, Dr. Swain was a tenured associate professor of politics and public policy at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Dr. Swain is host of the podcast Be The People, here on the America Out Loud Podcast Network. Passionate about empowering others to raise their voices in the public square she is an author, public speaker, and political commentator. Dr. Swain is the author or editor of eight books with a ninth forthcoming in 2018.

🎧 When Physical Disability Becomes A Strength

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-11-07T10:45:12-05:00November 6th, 2019|

There are many life lessons we can learn from the bold and tenacious Melissa Ortiz. This is a woman who has overcome numerous challenges and refused

🎧 How Personal Persecution Built the Faith of Trump’s 2016 Campaign Photographer

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-10-31T09:31:02-04:00October 30th, 2019|

Most people want to be loved and respected. What happens to a person when everything he or she has taken for granted begins to fall apart? In

🎧 Is Religious Liberty in America Still Sacred?

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-10-24T12:09:26-04:00October 23rd, 2019|

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees us five basic rights: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom we have

🎧 How the Mighty American Strike Force Became a GOP Calvary

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-10-17T08:30:24-04:00October 16th, 2019|

What can we as ordinary citizens do to impact elections? Everyone should take the time to vote and educate themselves about the candidates running for

🎧 An Insider’s Perspective on What Conservatives Need to Know About the 2020 Elections

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-10-12T17:01:43-04:00October 10th, 2019|

Critical for conservatives is electing candidates who are committed to the Constitution and the principles of limited government and individual liberty and justice. In this

🎧 How to Pray God’s Word with Power and Effectiveness

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-10-03T09:23:09-04:00October 2nd, 2019|

More than thirty years ago, Joy Lamb asked God how to pray for the hundreds of people who wrote to the ministry for which she

🎧 Why Socialism is Evil and Must be Stopped

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-09-27T16:15:18-04:00September 25th, 2019|

What do you know about socialism and its impact on American society? Suppose I was to tell you that socialism threatened your individual liberties, religious

🎧 What Every Christian Should Know About Science

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-10-10T10:48:52-04:00September 18th, 2019|

How much do you know about science? In March 2017, Joe Carter, editor of NIV Lifehacks Bible, wrote an important article for the ERLC (Ethics

🎧 What Can We Do to Help Middle Eastern Christians?

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-09-11T20:30:37-04:00September 11th, 2019|

Our Christian brother and sisters are undergoing great tribulation in the Middle East. The question arises: How can they survive in a region dominated by

🎧 Punish Corporations that Spend Our Money on Radical Agendas

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-09-05T19:37:46-04:00September 4th, 2019|

Have you ever thought about voting with your pocketbook? It’s about becoming the people who shape society by making strategic decisions about where you buy

🎧 Police Shortages in Nashville: What’s the Problem?

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-08-28T08:26:32-04:00August 28th, 2019|

We need police officers to enforce the rule of law in our cites, states, and towns. Unfortunately, around the country more and more police officers

🎧 Can the Constitution Protect the Right to Life

By Dr. Carol Swain, Host, Author & Political Commentator|2019-10-10T10:53:33-04:00August 21st, 2019|

Abortion and the right to life has taken on a new salience in this country. Across the nation, no less than 5 states including Ohio,