He or his work has appeared in a number of national and international media, including CNN, FOX News, the BBC, the ABC program The View, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Toronto Star, The Daily Mail (UK), The Guardian (UK), National Journal, Mental Floss, Publishers Weekly, Salon, Slate, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and numerous other media.
A native Atlantan, Swint graduated from the University of Georgia in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
After working in Washington, D.C. for several years he returned to Georgia and earned a master's degree and then a Ph.D.
He is currently a tenured professor at Kennesaw State University outside Atlanta.
The book has been cited frequently since its publication in 2006 by academics and journalists.