Author: John Hawkins

Question: “It seems every now and then there’s some big stir in the media about violence in movies, video games, and music. Video games in particular are a favorite to blame for causing violence in children and teens. I was just wondering what your take on the issue is? Do you feel violent video games […]

Question: “Assuming Rehnquist resigns by the end of the month or at least the session, who are your top choices to replace him as Chief Justice and who will fill the vacant seat?” — Yankees62387 Answer: There are only two justices on the current Supreme Court, other than Rehnquist, whom I like: Scalia and Thomas. […]

Question: “What should I do if a wishy washy RINO gets the nomination in ’08? I doubt someone like McCain will get it, but there are plenty of other people who are just as bad in my opinion who could very be nominated. I am not someone who feels that I have to vote for […]

Tomorrow will be Q&A Friday #17 at RWN. 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 about politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, from a liberal, conservative, or libertarian perspective; heck, […]

One of the things you’ll often notice, particularly around election time, is liberals proclaiming their undying affection and love for the military, the police, and Christianity. Why, if you suggest that they’re not sincere, they will pitch a fit! How dare you “attack their patriotism” by suggesting that they’re hostile to the military, suggest that […]

Free To Choose is a superb book, one that I would strongly recommend to anyone who wants to get a better understanding of economics. Enjoy the quotes! (continued…)

It seems to me that if the Liberal doctrine had never been invented, not only would the United States of America be much better off, the entire world would be better off. The tenets of liberalism are anchored in the concept – and falsehood – of equality. Liberalism, Socialism, Communism and even terrorism are all […]

Thanks to all of RWN’s readers for helping to make Conservative Grapevine’s debut a smashing success. Day 1, CG had 4000+ unique readers, added 65+ registered users, sold 4 blogads, & had 800+ hits driven to just one of the blogs listed. That’s not too shabby for a blog’s day 1. If you haven’t checked […]

I’m not sure whether it’s a good sign or a bad sign, but blogging has apparently reached the “internet bubble” stage where corporations wildly throw money around without getting much of anything in return. If you don’t believe me, just check this out: “Flycell Inc., New York, an 18-month-old provider of mobile-phone content such as […]

There isn’t a human being alive who knows what’s contained in the federal tax code. To put it in perspective: Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, which defined the American nation, is 272 words in length. Our Declaration of Independence is some 1,300 words. The Bible, which spans several thousand years of human history, is 773,000 words. […]

(*** Note: This page will be at the top of Right Wing News all day today. So please scan down below this post for updates. ***) Since February of this year, I’ve been working on a little side project, a second blog to go along with Right Wing News. Well today, it goes live. The […]

“Over the past ten years Eurozone growth is 2.0 percent annually compared to 3.3 percent in the U.S. Eurozone unemployment has averaged 9.2 percent versus 5.1 percent in America. Euro-style socialism has failed to deliver the goods or the jobs. The Continent has fallen woefully behind in productivity, capital formation, wealth creation, and entrepreneurship. In […]

In the past, to inspire people to suggest new music that I might be interested in and just for entertainment’s sake, I’ve posted the music I was currently listening to on RWN. But, thanks to wonders of modern technology, I can now tell you which songs I listened to the most over the last month. […]

“(W)hen we look at the third world, our heart cries out, as it should, but that doesn’t mean that those in the third world are victims of anything but nature. The appalling poverty of Sri Lanka or Mozambique is not some bizarre aberration that can be tracked to a cause we can cure. We are […]

The ramifications of Mark Felt’s revelation, that he was “Deep Throat,” have been discussed at length across the blogosphere today. However, one aspect of this story that hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves is the massive, long-term damage Watergate did to the mainstream press. Howard Kurtz elaborates in his column today: “But it must also […]

Despite the successful debut of Conservative Grapevine, the new website that anyone who is not a Communist will love, today has not been a fantastic day. To splain why, I must take you back to yesterday afternoon when I unknowingly stood in the middle of a fire ant mound for 5 minutes having a conversation […]

What you’re about to read is outrageous, irresponsible, government at its absolute worst. It should merit front page newspaper stories in 3 inch high type, congressional hearings, and firings by dozens. But instead, it’s just another day for America’s lackadaisical border enforcement policy or more accurately, America’s border non-enforcement policy: “The number of illegal immigrants […]

Pretty unbelievable. The newspaper that got itself into such a tizzy about the supposed “outing” of stateside mom Valerie Plame now reveals all on the CIA’s successor to Air America, the air fleet that ferries the CIA into hot zones and moves terrorists to interrogations sites. It’s one thing to speak of the dimensions of […]

“The Op-Ed pages are filled with jeremiads about believers–principally evangelical Christians and traditional Catholics–bent on turning the U.S. into a theocracy. Now I am not much of a believer, but there is something deeply wrong–indeed, deeply un-American–about fearing people simply because they believe. It seems perfectly O.K. for secularists to impose their secular views on […]

Last week, I did an interview via phone with Sam Brownback (R-KS), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a Senator considered likely to run for President in 2008. On Tuesday of last week, I released the part of the interview relating to the judicial filibuster deal, since it was quite timely. But today, […]

Robert Kuttner is the latest lib to write one of those “here’s what we must do to save the Democratic Party” columns. Kuttner’s piece, like all the others I’ve read since the 2004 election, completely overlooks the stiffening donkey with his legs straight up in the air that’s square in the middle of the Democrats’ […]

There has been a lot of fretting and hand-wringing about the consequences of the French voting “non” on the EU Constitution. Of course the French — being the French — may have done the right thing, but they did it for the wrong reasons. The general consensus is that they voted against the Constitution because […]

U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton visited a primary school in Ithaca, New York, to talk about her job as a senator. After her talk, she offered question time. One little boy put up his hand and the Senator asked his name. “Kenneth,’ he replied. “And what is your question, Kenneth?” she asked. Kenneth answered, “I have […]

The words to “Taps” are: Day Is Done, Gone the Sun, From the Earth, From the Hill, From the Sky, All Is Well, Safely Rest, God Is Nigh When Taps is played at dusk, it has a completely different meaning than when Taps is played during the day. No soldier really wants to hear it […]

“They had victims galore back in 1863, but they weren’t a victim culture. They had a lot of crummy decisions and bureaucratic screw-ups worth re-examining, but they weren’t a nation that prioritized retroactive pseudo-legalistic self-flagellating vaudeville over all else. They had hellish setbacks but they didn’t lose sight of the forest in order to obsess […]

I’m preparing to move this week-end and therefore I’m going to have to take a little time off to prepare. So Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, there will be no daily news and no posts on current events. On the upside, I will be running blocks of “best of posts” — roughly 30 per day, so […]

Rules Of Thumb (October 7, 2003) Take My Word For It, Jews Don’t Rule The World (November 6, 2003) The Chickenhawk Slur (November 13, 2003) Making The Case For A Federal Marriage Amendment (February 26, 2004) Why We Invaded Iraq (April 14, 2004) Get Your Antennae Up! (April 26, 2004) Answering 20 Frequently Asked Questions […]

Politically Correct Fairy Tales Cats or Dogs. Which are the Better Pets? A Day In The Life Of A Puppy The Saddam Hussein Fan Club Constant ‘Joke’ Calls From White House Putting Further Strain On Relations Between US And UN Behind The Scenes In Iraq With Wolf Streisand The Translation Guide For Middle Eastern Dictators […]

Q&A Friday #16: Controlling Immigration Q&A Friday #15: Why Did The Brits Allow The Israelis To Create A State? Q&A Friday #12: How Polarized Is The Country? Q&A Friday #10: How Do You Convince People That Republicans Aren’t Racists? Q&A Friday #8: Suggest Some Books Q&A Friday #8: How Long Did It Take To Build […]