Author: John Hawkins

Well, it seems we live in a police state, folks, and perhaps not surprisingly, Ann Coulter is somehow responsible. It seems she was giving a speech last night and….well, I don’t want to explain it just yet…not without acquainting you with the HORRIBLE OPPRESSION described by someone who says he was there. The description you […]

Companies that are unionized are too inefficient to compete with companies that aren’t and liberals are generally hostile to successful businesses. Therefore, it’s no surprise that both unions & liberals detest Wal-Mart. It’s tempting to simply ignore the kvetching about Wal-Mart because in the long run, consumers don’t care all that much about the whining. […]

Wal-Mart Stores today surrendered to pressure from labor unions to increase hourly pay for its workers, and began a new corporate campaign to emulate the historical success of the U.S. auto industry. “Our union critics were right,” said H. Lee Scott Jr., Wal-Mart’s chief executive, “We have an obligation to behave like General Motors did […]

Orson Scott Card inexplicably disses Star Trek in the LA Times: “The original “Star Trek,” created by Gene Roddenberry, was, with a few exceptions, bad in every way that a science fiction television show could be bad. Nimoy was the only charismatic actor in the cast and, ironically, he played the only character not allowed […]

“On lofty questions of policy, perhaps it isn’t that the American people are for or against – but that they just don’t care. Americans care more about Michael Jackson than judicial filibusters. They are more concerned with Paula Abdul than with the Pozen proposal for progressive indexing. And that is as it should be. Currently, […]

A 13-year-old girl, who ran away from a government home and got pregnant, today received permission from the state of Florida to abort her 14-week-old child. However, a spokesman for the state Department of Children and Families announced that because she broke the rules by running away, “this young lady is in big trouble and […]

Syria has withdrawn from Lebanon (though there are indications that they have left some intelligence assets in place), and now this news story indicates that Syria might be trying to extricate itself from the terrorist campaign in Iraq: …Syria’s decision to re-establish ties [with Iraq] after 23 years of severance could be key to easing […]

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. […]

Ever so often in the mainsteam media, you’ll run across a story written by a liberal reporter pondering the profound mystery of conservatives. What makes them tick? Why are they so uncivilized? Are they really taking orders from Rush Limbaugh? In short, conservatives are treated as these baffling creatures that are impossible for the “normal” […]

“In addition to those with these liberal attitudes, there are some conservatives who think that we need workers from Mexico to do work that Americans will not do. Virtually every job in the country is work that Americans will not do, if the pay is below a certain level. And the pay will not rise […]

Remember this ridiculous radio billboard put up by Clear Channel? When you see so many illegal immigrants in an area that a company feels a need to pander to them like this, you have a problem. Which is why I liked this response from KFI 640 AM in LA: Something Tom Tancredo said in an […]

“I want to thank all of the bloggers who like my columns. Kathryn posted this earlier, but apparently I’m the second-favorite columnist among rightwing bloggers. Mark Steyn — who I will obviously have eliminated by the end of the week — came in first. Assuming I’m reading the numbers correctly, what’s interesting and oddly gratifying […]

If you’re a right-of-center-columnist, today is the Grammys, Super Bowl, and Golden Globe awards all rolled into one. That’s because Right Wing News has polled the right-of-center members of the blogosphere on who their favorite columnists are and today, everyone learns the results. You can find out who the right side of the blogosphere believes […]

From Damian Penny of Daimnation!: “There’s a new book out called South Park Conservatives, by City Journal editor Brian Anderson, which uses the long-running animated series to illustrate his argument that an increasingly media-savvy right is fighting back pop-culture’s anti-conservative hostility. It’s an interesting thesis, and I’ve requested a review copy from the publisher – […]

Jerry Lembcke is a leftie revisionist who runs around claiming that no soldiers were ever spit on when they returned from Vietnam. Since the Boston Globe recently saw fit to publish his ridiculous, easily refuted claims, I thought it would be a good time to blow him out of the water by again posting links […]

The New York Times’ pet conservative David Brooks claims to have the inside scoop on a secret deal Harry Reid offered to break the judicial filibuster impasse: “Bill Frist should have taken the deal. Last week, the Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid, made an offer to head off a nuclear exchange over judicial nominations. Reid […]

If I were only allowed to read 20 political websites (and the links from them) for the next year they would be (in order): 20) Hundred Percenter 19) Tim Blair 18) Jewish World Review 17) FoxNews 16) Power Line 15) Cybercast News Service 14) Ravenwood’s Universe 13) Little Green Footballs 12) TownHall 11) Blacksheep News […]

“The United Nations has sadly become a creepy organization. Its General Assembly is full of cutthroat regimes. The Human Rights Commission has had members like Vietnam and Sudan, regimes that at recess must fight over bragging rights to which of the two killed more of their own people. The U.N. has a singular propensity to […]

“If I’m ever shot in California, I’m glad to know that the cops can carve the bullet out of my body and use it’s microprinted serial number to track down my killer. Assuming, of course, that they can still read the serial number on the mishapen and fragmented bullet. And assuming that the killer is […]

Do you like pop-up ads? How about pop-under ads? Do you want to pay a weekly fee to read a blog? Do you like blogs that sell the emails of their subscribers? No, you don’t like any of those lame advertising techniques, right? The reason RWN has never used any of those irritating types of […]

Ron Brownstein wrote a column a few days ago for the LA Times that I’ve been meaning to discuss. It’s called “Internet, Polarized Politics Create an Opening for a Third Party” and here’s the crux of Brownstein’s argument: “We are now moving toward a very dangerous place for both parties,” (Joe Trippi) says. “It is […]

One regular claim made by the Democrats—especially during the 2004 campaign—was that the No Child Left Behind Act was “an unfunded mandate.” Well, we can add that myth to the list of debunked liberal lies: There are two things wrong with the [National Education Association’s] claim that NCLB is an unfunded mandate: The law is […]

WASHINGTON (IFOC) – After high-profile public appearances from baseball, football, and basketball commissioners before Congress, Major League Soccer repeated its demand to be subpoenaed to testify before the House Government Reform Committee. “We really need the publicity,” said commissioner Don Garber. “I swear, there are some games where you can hear a pin drop. And […]

Way back on Feb 22nd, I asked if there were anyone out there who wanted to do some web design for me. Well, to make a long story short, the project I needed the web designer for isn’t quite complete and I need help from a fresh designer to finish it….and ya know, not fresh […]

An article at the WAPO about declining talk show ratings has been drawing some attention around the blogosphere: What a difference an election makes. No, we’re not talking about the fortunes of a rich and powerful democracy. This is about talk radio. And even in the nation’s capital, post-election, people seem to have had their […]

Yesterday, W. was evacuated to the White House bunker after a false alarm: President Bush was rushed to a secure underground White House bunker and Vice President Dick Cheney was whisked outside the compound Wednesday because of a ”radar anomaly” — perhaps a flock of birds or pocket of rain — that was mistaken for […]

I watched Senator Kennedy’s historic speech on C-SPAN yesterday morning in awed silence. “…A man in dark hood and cape, standing on a cardboard box with electrodes hooked to his body. Naked men simulating lewd acts on each other. Naked civilians being chased by dogs. Rape. Murder. Sexual deviance. Free balloons for the kids. Everyone’s […]

Andrew Sullivan’s writing has clearly veered from deep confusion and inconsistency into the fringes of moonbat territory: “But in my darker moments, I wonder whether the war wasn’t a cover to persuade good, open-minded folk like Glenn (Reynolds) to enable the theocratic impulses of the Republican base. Of course, Glenn can wait and see. Gay […]

“I think the only people who could conceivably be talking about a draft are people who are speaking from pinnacles of near-perfect ignorance.” -– Donald Rumsfeld Hat tip to Lorie Byrd for the quote.

“Here is the undeniable, irrefutable truth of the whole controversy over John Bolton’s embattled nomination for the job as America’s ambassador to the United Nations. If John Bolton had been the nicest, sweetest, let-me-help-you-with-your-groceries, you-can-sleep-on-my-couch, I’ll-get-the-thorn-out-of-your-paw teddy bear to everybody he ever worked with or met, not a single Democratic senator on the Foreign Relations […]