Author: John Hawkins

Matthew Yglesias: Let Seven Year Olds Vote

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In a display punishing stupidity that should make people cringe in embarrassment on his behalf, Matthew Yglesias lobbies to give the right to vote to small children. I say let any American citizen vote in any American election he or she wants to. Objections to this usually take the form of imagining a highly disciplined […]

 

The Best Quotes From “Peace Of The Soul”

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My friend Dawn Eden recommended that I read Peace of Soul. She said it was an extraordinary book for Christians and she was right. Enjoy the quotations from the book! There is nothing really new in the world; there are only the old problems happening to new people. — P.7 Since the essence of sin […]

 

How To Speak Liberal: 20 Words And Phrases Translated

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Earlier this week, Jonathan Bines did a post called “How to Speak Republican“. It was very inspirational because I have to tell you, it’s also pretty tough for most people to figure out what liberals mean sometimes. You think they’re on your side, but they’re not. You believe they’re saying “yes,” but they mean “no.” […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Oct 21 – Oct 27

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Obama, who sounded so fresh in 2008, now sometimes sounds a bit like Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi. Obama, who inspired the country, now threatens to run a campaign that is viciously negative. Obama, who is still widely admired because he is reasonable and calm, is in danger of squandering his best asset by pretending […]

 

That’s The Soviet Dream, Not The American Dream

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Ann Althouse came across a member of the Occupy Wisconsin freeloaders with a rather bizarre interpretation of the American Dream. Associated Students of Madison member Justin Bloesch said “What we were told … is that if we work hard, if we stay honest, if we shine by our merit then this society will take care […]

 

Why I Fear For The Future Of My Country

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Last night, I was talking to an intelligent, conservative woman who apparently reads my posts (which, of course, is firm evidence that she’s an intelligent, conservative woman). She noted that it is depressing to read what I had to say about the deficit because she said my conclusion seemed to be that America is going […]

 

5 Myths Helping to Drive Occupy Wall Street

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Occupy Wall Street is a lot like Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. It’s so vague that everyone sees what he wants to see in the protests. Some people hate the bailouts, others want free stuff, some are mad about jobs being shipped overseas, others are old hippies hoping for a sixties’ revival and that’s before you […]

 

Five Ways to Increase Your Productivity by Working Less

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I own or co-won five websites: Right Wing News, Linkiest, Viral Footage, Trending Right, and The Looking Spoon. I write weekly columns for Townhall and Pajamas Media along with a weekly post for the Huffington Post. I’m also on Twitter here and here, G+, and Facebook. I do 1-3 hours of radio appearances and get […]

 

Is The Patriarchy Forcing The Media To Place Too Much Emphasis On Women’s Looks?

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Gavin Newsom’s wife is doing another tedious documentary called Miss Representation about how tough women have it. There was a fluff piece about the documentary in the Daily Beast called “Does the Media Hate Women?” and here’s the small part in the article that stood out for me. Juxtaposing images of cat-fighting reality television stars […]

 

Stopping Obama From Ignoring You and Bypassing Congress to Radically Transform America: An Interview With Phil Kerpen

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Phil Kerpen is the vice president for policy at Americans for Prosperity. This week, I had an opportunity to do a short interview with Phil about his new book, Democracy Denied: How Obama is Ignoring You and Bypassing Congress to Radically Transform America – and How to Stop Him. What follows is the edited transcript […]

 

The Middle Class & Affluent Deprivation (Q&A Friday #108)

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Question: One issue the OWS people are talking about that actually makes a lot of normal folks turn their head and listen is the growing wealth inequality in America. I don’t blame Wall Street for this phenomenon, but it is a real issue, and mostly due to the fact that people in other nations can […]

 

What About Gilad Shalit (Q&A Friday #108)?

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Question: Nary a mention of Gilad Shalit? And the 1000-1 prisoner swap…that Israel likely agreed to in order to make a cultural and moral statement between them and Hamas (or they just went insane)? — baoxian Answer: Israel’s hostage swaps are counter-productive. All they’re really doing is rewarding the Palestinians for kidnapping Israelis by releasing […]

 

What About Qadaffi & Libya (Q&A Friday #108)?

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Question: First Egypt, now Libya. How many more countries will Obama turn over to the Muslim Brotherhood before people wake up to what he’s doing? — CavalierX Question: Now that Mr. Qadaffi is apparently dead, how much more money do you think the US will throw at the revolutionaries before they realise that they’ve been […]

 

What’s The Endgame For The Occupy Movement (Q&A Friday #108)?

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“What do you think the endgame of the Occupy crowd will be, and when are we likely to see it?” — baoxian Answer: The endgame is that it gets cold and they go inside. I’m only sorta kidding about that. I don’t think they have an endgame in any meaningful sense. The Occupy Movement has […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Oct 14 – Oct 20

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In New York, marchers chanted, “This is what democracy looks like,” but, actually, this isn’t what democracy looks like. This is what freedom of speech looks like. Democracy looks a lot more boring. Democracy requires institutions, elections, political parties, rules, laws, a judiciary, and many unglamorous, time-consuming activities, none of which are nearly as much […]

 

The 50 Most Popular Conservatives on the Web (According to Google 2011)

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Putting together a list of the most Googled conservatives is more difficult than you’d think. You have to come up with an initial list of conservatives. The original list was over 150 conservatives long, all of whom were alive. Of course, you’ve also got to decide who’s a conservative and who isn’t. In some cases, […]

 

The Story Is A Metaphor For What’s Wrong With America Today

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From electing Obama, to the Occupy Wall Street protests, to our huge, overweening government, it all stems from the same problem. The California man who lives part of his life as an “adult baby” and collects Social Security disability payments says the federal agency has cleared him of wrongdoing and will continue sending checks. Stanley […]

 

You Meet The Nicest People At The Occupy Wall Street Protests

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The Occupy protesters? They ARE the 99%! 99% of a hippie commune, 99% of a prison population, and 99% of the Nazi party. One of the Occupy crowd that was “fighting the power” in Seattle turned out to be a man who exposed himself to children five times in the area. He sounds like the […]

 

Analysis Of CNN’s Nevada Debate: The Winners And Losers

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There is a significant Mormon population in Nevade, many of whom apparently showed up to cheer Mitt on. Unless they do a surprise debate in Utah, this is probably the most friendly Republican crowd Mitt is going to see unless he takes the nomination. The atmosphere was combative. The candidates went at it with each […]