Author: John Hawkins

A couple of days ago, I was talking with a friend who complained that soldiers kill themselves every day and no one seems to bat an eye, while a celebrity like Robin Williams commits suicide and we all go nuts. There’s some truth to that. Soldiers do more for us than comedians. But, Robin Williams’ […]

As the late, great Eric Hoffer once said, “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” So it is with feminism. There was a time in America when women couldn’t vote, when they weren’t allowed to work in the same professions as men and when they weren’t […]

As the late, great: Eric Hoffer once said,“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” So it is with feminism. There was a time in America when women couldn’t vote, when they weren’t allowed to work in the same professions as men and when they weren’t really considered […]

Terrible ideas never really die on the Left; they just come back over and over again, like a gas station sandwich after a night of heavy drinking. So it is with reparations for slavery, which liberals would happily embrace en masse if they ever thought they could ram it through Congress. Here’s why reparations for […]

1) Liberalism is college professors and documentary filmmakers accumulating vast fortunes in a capitalistic system by decrying the evils of capitalism. 2) Liberalism is claiming that the “border is secure” while saying we shouldn’t deport anyone who illegally crosses the border. 3) Liberalism is “environmental activists” flying across the world to ride together in SUVs […]

A majority of Republicans in Mississippi who voted in the primary and run-off election wanted Chris McDaniel to be their Senate candidate. Yet, Thad Cochran won anyway. How? By telling Democrats that Chris McDaniel and his supporters were racists. Worse yet, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Karl Rove’s American Crossroads, the Chamber of Commerce and worst […]

Katie Kieffer’s new book is called, Let Me Be Clear: Barack Obama’s War on Millennials, and One Woman’s Case for Hope. Last week, Katie and I talked about her new book. What follows is a slightly edited transcript of our conversation. You talked about growing up in a house with guns.:  So let me ask […]

  1) No matter what they fail at, it’s always someone else’s fault. George Bush did it, the Republicans are mean, the dog ate Obama’s homework. It’s not his fault that he’s flunking every class! 2) They don’t read history, they think their parents are stupid, and they don’t need to know anything other than […]

Are you Hispanic, black, Asian, Jewish, gay, young, old, poor, or a woman? Well, then you may have heard that conservatives like me hate you. In fact, I’m sure you’ve probably heard some version of it a hundred times since it seems to be the standard rap for liberals these days. “Those conservatives are racists! […]