Author: John Hawkins

What Liberals in America Can Really Learn From China

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Far left-wing union flack Andy Stern thinks he’s seen the future in China and naturally, since he’s a liberal, it has inspired him to want to readopt all the failed liberal policies that are dragging us down in this country. The conservative-preferred, free-market fundamentalist, shareholder-only model — so successful in the 20th century — is […]

 

The Best Quotes From “The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success”

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I really loved Darren Hardy’s The Compound Effect: Jumpstart your income, your life, your success. Time and time again I read what Hardy wrote and thought, “Man, this guy is just spot-on.” Read these quotes from the book and I think you’ll see why. Dad’s discipline served as an example for me. Dad was my […]

 

This Week: Nov 25 – Dec 1

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Since 1965, the year the Beatles played Shea Stadium and the miniskirt came to America, government spending has grown faster than the combined total of inflation plus population growth every year but one. If government spending in America had just held pace with population growth and inflation since 1954, government spending today would total $1.3 […]

 

I Get Emails: Why Aren’t Conservatives Warming Up To Ron Paul & Libertarianism?

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Email: I’d love to get your take on something, which I’ve asked many people, mostly Romney/Newt/Perry/Cain/Bachmann/Ron-Paul-Doesn’t-Exist Republicans – few of whom have given me a an answer in any form other than an eye-roll, as if I’m just ‘the cutest little heretic they’ve ever met’. My question is this: How come if you were to […]

 

The 20 Most Influential Conservative Jews In Politics

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Deciding who’s the “most influential” anything is inherently an arbitrary business. It’s even more difficult in this case when we’re comparing politicians, TV personalities, radio hosts, and columnists. Still, somebody had to do it, so… Honorable Mentions: Max Boot, Carolyn Glick, Michael Ledeen, Richard Perle, Daniel Pipe, Norman Podhoretz, Dorothy Rabinowitz, Evan Sayet, Paul Wolfowitz […]

 

The Final Coffin Nail For Cain

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Back on November 9th, I wrote a post called Why The Latest Sexual Harassment Allegations Are Probably A Deathblow For Cain. Here’s an excerpt, The problem with these sexual harassment allegations, whether they are true or not, is that they’re undercutting every one of his strengths. The Cain campaign has been driven back on its […]

 

Liberalism In 120 Seconds: Charging Tea Partiers & Letting Occupiers Protest Free

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It’s not just morally wrong, it’s unconstitutional for cities like Richmond to charge Tea Partiers to hold protests while they let Occupiers protest for free. Either both groups should be charged comparable rates or neither group should have have to pay. Tea Partiers that have been charged while Occupiers haven’t should demand their money back […]

 

10 Of The Best Economics Quotes From Milton Friedman

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Milton Friedman was an extraordinary Nobel Prize-winning economist whose ideas helped underpin modern conservative economic theory. His contributions to economics and the conservative movement cannot be underestimated. Sadly, Milton Friedman passed away a little more than five years ago at the ripe old age of 94. Although Friedman is no longer with us, his words, […]

 

The 20 Most Influential Conservative Women In Politics

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Deciding who’s the “most influential” anything is inherently an arbitrary business. It’s even more difficult in this case when we’re comparing politicians, TV personalities, radio hosts, and columnists. Still, somebody had to do it, so… Honorable Mentions: Jedediah Bila, Marsha Blackburn, Teri Christoph/Stacy Mott, Monica Crowley, Renee Ellmers, Megyn Kelly, Rachel Marsden, Susanna Martinez, Star […]

 

What If The Supreme Court Shot Down Obamacare? (Q&A Friday #108)

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Question: If the Supreme Court overturns the constitutionality of the individual health insurance mandate next spring, how will that effect the 2012 elections? — President Friedman Answer: It would be wonderful news for Obama because not only is the bill very unpopular, it’s 2014 full implementation date is going to be a major factor in […]

 

Q&A Friday #110

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Today is Q&A Friday #110 at Right Wing News. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be on just about anything: politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, movies, music, literature, or […]

 

A Brutally Honest Evaluation Of The GOP Field In Order Of Preference

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The candidates I’d support for President, in order of preference, with candid evaluations of each campaign: 8) Ron Paul: Paul is serious about the Constitution, getting spending under control, and paring back government. So, there are some things to like about him. However, he’s a Libertarian, not a conservative, his foreign policy views are way […]

 

Obama Thinks Hawaii Is Part Of Asia

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Pick any politician that the mainstream media has portrayed as a blithering idiot who can barely get a sentence out without saying something stupid. Sarah Palin, Dan Quayle, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, George W. Bush — you name ’em. Well, Barack Obama has said as many stupid things as all of them combined, […]

 

The Top 20 Most Influential Black Republicans

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Deciding who’s the “most influential” anything is inherently an arbitrary business. It’s even more difficult in this case, when we’re comparing black politicians, judges, columnists, radio hosts, and activists. Still, somebody had to do it, so… Honorable Mentions: Ali Akbar, Deneen Borelli, Janice Rogers Brown, James Golden, Amy Holmes, Niger Innis, Roy Innis, Alan Keyes, […]