Author: John Hawkins

Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, had: this to say: on the eve of President Bush’s visit to Britain, “I actually think that Bush is the greatest threat to life on this planet that we’ve most probably ever seen. The policies he is initiating will doom us to extinction.” So the man in charge of the city […]

Recently, I actually had someone ask me “What do conservatives believe?” After answering his question, it occurred to me that there are probably a lot of people out there, who are new to politics, who are wondering, “What do conservatives believe? Why do we take the positions we do? Are liberals right in the way […]

Most conservatives are absolutely baffled by the liberal perspective on foreign policy and defending America. That’s because many of the left’s positions seem totally counterintuitive….well, for Americans. Their views would make perfect sense if say an Iranian mullah or Iraqi insurgent held them. But, that’s neither here nor there, since the goal of this column […]

You rarely hear anyone question whether a liberal is compassionate or not do you? While conservatives have to prove to a doubting public that they’re not heartless, liberals are just assumed to be philanthropic by default. Now why is it that? It’s because the liberals in the Democratic Party and in the media have defined […]

The war between America and terrorism was joined by America on 9/11, but that’s not when it started. Terrorists have been taking aim at America for more than two decades. Some of the more notable attacks include the Lebanon barracks bombing, the bombing of a German disco frequented by American servicemen, the first WTC bombing, […]

We’re getting ready for the latest round of futile peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Abu Mazen is claiming that terrorism isn’t the way to go, Ariel Sharon is issuing work permits and letting Palestinians out of prison, and the State Department is abuzz with excitement. It all sounds exhilarating’until you realize that […]

As you’d expect, I’ve spent a lot of time arguing with left-wingers. As a result of those discussions, I’ve learned a lot of the little tricks the left — and yes, sometimes those on the right — like to use when arguments are going against them. Here are some of those techniques… 1): Attack The Messenger:: Instead […]

There are some things that you really shouldn’t have to explain to people. You know, like don’t put your hand on a hot stove, don’t spit into the wind, and don’t buy into the notion that Jews “rule the world by proxy”. Of course, that’s a reference to the now infamous speech that ex-Malaysian Prime […]

“(U)nhinged and creepy lunacy is spreading like a virus through the left and not just on the fringes. Snapping them out of it is nearly impossible. Reminding them of 9/11 doesn’t help, it’s already an irrelevant historical event to them that no longer has anything to do with what we’re doing today. They will generally […]

For those few of you who are unfamiliar with the divisive debate about abortion, let me fill in some of the details for you. You see, for the most part, the argument revolves around when life begins. Those of us who are staunchly opposed to abortion believe life begins at conception. So for us, in […]

The most underreported and unexplored story of the entire presidential campaign has been John Kerry’s time as an anti-war protester. Here’s a guy who is selling himself to the American public as Sgt. York reincarnated and yet the same press which spent weeks hyperventilating over the unsupported & insubstantial “George Bush AWOL” story has shown […]

Many conservatives, myself included, would probably be accused of anti-intellectualism because we, like William F. Buckley, “would rather be governed by the first 300 names in the Boston telephone book than by the faculty of Harvard University”. However, I believe the term “anti-intellectualism” is a misnomer. Conservatives aren’t hostile to intellectuals per se, many of […]

There are at least two things that make it very difficult to accurately evaluate historical events. The first is that hindsight is 20/20. In other words, we tend to judge what happened in the past without taking into account all of the knowledge that we have acquired after the fact. For example, when we look […]

Since today is Ronald Reagan’s 92nd birthday, I thought it would be a good time to remind people of what Reagan accomplished during his eight years in office. That shouldn’t be necessary, but Reagan’s critics continually harp upon the faults of his administration (increasing the debt, Iran Contra) & regularly attempt to distort his record […]

Some of you are probably asking yourselves some obvious questions. Namely, “Why is Hawkins writing a column encouraging conservatives to vote for George Bush? It’s not like they’re going to vote for Kerry right?” That sort of sentiment is often expressed and it is in part, true. Most conservatives would rather put a “I Love […]

The mainstream media has done an extremely poor job of covering the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth story. When the group first formed in April, the media largely ignored their explosive charges despite the fact that many of the people involved are vets and war heroes who knew John Kerry in Vietnam. Even after the […]

Despite the inordinate amount of time that has been spent debating foreign affairs during this election season, particularly the situation in Iraq, there is a crucial issue that hasn’t yet received the attention that it deserves. The ignored point in question is how John Kerry’s over-the-top campaign rhetoric would make it almost impossible for him […]

“When it was popular to be a Massachusetts liberal, (John Kerry’s) voting record was that. When it was popular to be for the Iraq war, he was for it. Now it’s popular to be against it, and he’s against it.”: — Jay Carson, a Dean campaign spokesman “(F)irst, they voted to commit the troops, to send […]

Since George W. Bush was reelected there has been a lot of very angry talk from the left about “Red State Americans”. Since then,: those of us in the red stateshave been called “greedy,” “sister marryin’,” “slow learners” & “fascists” who live in “Jesusland”. Well, I’m a “Redstate Republican” from the South and I think it’s […]

For the last few days the press has been desperately trying to convince the public that there are some sort of scandalous ties between the Bush administration and Enron. Comparisons between this scandal and Whitewater have become blas’. CBS Marketwatch’s David Callaway said this scandal will be worse for the Bush administration than Whitewater was […]

10): Why Is The U.S. Going To War With Iraq And Not North Korea?: Let me answer that question with some questions. Why did we go to war with Hitler during WW2 and not Stalin immediately after? Why is Milosevic at The Hague today while Castro is still living in a palace in Cuba? Why is it […]