The Worst Insult a Woman Can Give You: “You’re Such a Nice Guy!”

There are few worse things that a woman can say about you than, “You’re such a nice guy!” Maybe “You’re rapey looking” or “Do you molest kids?” Even “Are you gay?” is better because women sometimes use that to tease or express frustration that you’re not interested in them. Why is, “You’re such a nice […]

 

The Top 5 Ways For Men to Avoid Being Falsely Accused of Sexual Assault

The Duke Lacrosse Case. Tawana Brawley. Mattress girl. The Rolling Stone UVA rape hoax. The Brett Kavanaugh hearings. As a man, you can do absolutely nothing wrong and STILL be accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment or God knows what. Rape is a terrible thing and because of that, being falsely accused of it is […]

 

The 10 Best John Hawkins Columns of 2018

Here are my 10 favorite columns that I wrote over the last year. If you missed any of these, they’re definitely worth reading! The 5 Worst Things About Getting Older (Nov 30, 2018) The 5 Critical Keys to Making Something Go Viral (Nov 18, 2018) Five Big Problems with Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony at the Kavanaugh […]

 

The 40 Best Conservative Columnists of 2018 (10th Annual)

There are enough extremely talented conservative columnists that I read and respect that this could have easily been 50 deep. Congrats to everyone that made it this year! 40) David P. Goldman 39) Kyle Smith 38) John Nolte 37) Roger L. Simon 36) Derek Hunter 35) Philip Klein 34) Charles Cooke 33) Michael Goodwin 32) Quinn Hillyer 31) Mike Adams 30) Megan Fox 29) Michael […]

 

4 Reasons Getting Rid of the Filibuster for All Legislation Would Be a Disaster

“We pour our legislation into the Senatorial saucer to cool it.” — George Washington Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump Thank you @SteveDaines for being willing to go with the so-called nuclear option in order to win on DESPERATELY NEEDED Border Security! Have my total support. 68.9K 8:08 AM – Dec 21, 2018 Twitter Ads info and […]

 

Christine Blasey Ford Is the Poster Girl for Fake Sexual Assault Allegations

It’s hard to say with certainty whether Christine Blasey Ford has memory issues, mental problems, or is just a liar, but it is crystal clear that her allegations that she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh aren’t true. So, when Sports Illustrated shoehorned her into announcing an award, it seemed really strange. Crystal Mangum, the […]

 


Four Reasons Deplatforming Controversial Figures Is a Terrible Idea

“People keep saying you shouldn’t be penalized for old opinions. You shouldn’t be penalized for your opinions now! You have a perfect right to disapprove of homosexuality or heterosexuality or anything else. Censorship won’t create a world of tolerance, just a world of lies.” – Andrew Klavan Deplatforming is just censorship by another name and it’s […]

 

Don’t Confuse Being Entertained with Being Happy

“Life expectancy in the United States declined again in 2017 (for the third year in a row), the government said Thursday in a bleak series of reports that showed a nation still in the grip of escalating drug and suicide crises. The data continued the longest sustained decline in expected life span at birth in […]

 



The Planet Hawkins Podcast: #6 The Kurt Schlichter Interview

I was pleased to get an opportunity to interview my friend Colonel Kurt Schlichter about success, culture & the potential for a coming civil war in America. Listen to the interview and if you want a little more Kurt Schlichter after that, his new book is called, “Wildfire.” I’ve bought that one, but haven’t had […]

 

The 5 Critical Keys to Making Something Go Viral

Jonathan Albright writing at Medium: In terms of historical engagement on Facebook, Right Wing News, a page representing a small (Hawkins’ note: We were top 7,000 in the world at one time) news outlet line run by (John Hawkins), basically had no peers in the news industry on Facebook until the final stretch of the […]

 

5 Reasons Americans Are Living Through a Sex Recession

No civilization in human history has been as sex-drenched as modern-day America. TV shows, music, and even commercials constantly reference sex. An unlimited number of free pornographic clips of every imaginable variety and sort are available to anyone with an Internet connection, and Americans have a libertine attitude about sex. It has gotten so over-the-top […]

 

5 Dysfunctional Parts of America’s Political System That Didn’t Always Exist

Americans realize that something is wrong with their country. That’s why you’ve started hearing more talk about civil war. That’s why, for as long as anyone can remember, large percentages of Americans, usually majorities, think the country is on the wrong track. It’s why things like prepping and survival seeds are on the way up. […]

 



The Planet Hawkins Podcast #4: The Dr. Helen Smith interview

For the 4th Planet Hawkins Podcast, I was delighted to talk to Dr. Helen Smith, the author of Men on Strike: Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream – and Why It Matters. We talked about men, marriage & the Kavanaugh hearings among other things. Also, just in case you were wondering, […]

 



Ten Freaky, Underrated ‘B’ Horror Films to Watch This Halloween

  As someone who has spent almost 20 years working in politics, I love taking a break with mindless horror films — the jump scares, the idiot teens splitting up to check out the attic AND the basement at the same time, the un-killable hellbeasts that must be stopped by a motley group of teenagers […]

 

The Top 7 Most Dangerous Human-Killing Animals on Earth

So, if you were to die in an animal attack, what creature would you expect to kill you? Your neighbor’s pet cobra? A lion escaped from the zoo? A Jaws-sized shark while you’re swimming in the ocean? Well, here are the 7 most dangerous human-killing animals on the planet. You will find that most of […]

 

So What if the Saudis Killed Jamal Khashoggi?

“Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.” – Lord Palmerston The cardinal mistake most people tend to make with foreign policy is thinking of nations the same way they do people. However, nations are not people and as a practical matter, you can’t treat them as such. You may have […]

 

Seven Things from Your Twenties You’ll Regret When You’re Older

1. Relationship screw-ups Most people focus on the standard issue bad boyfriend or bad girlfriend, but unless they’re all stabby or trick you into impregnating them, you’ll be fine. Well, unless you stay in a really sh*tty relationship for way, way too long. I mean, if you’re on, say, year four and don’t have a […]

 



Planet Hawkins Podcast #1: Jonah Goldberg

The first interview for my new men’s podcast, Planet Hawkins, was Jonah Goldberg. Jonah is one of the best columnists in the business, he’s the foundation of National Review and he has a great book out called, Suicide of the West. We spent our time talking about politics, culture, tribalism and capitalism. Enjoy! You can […]

 

How the Brett Kavanaugh Hearing Convinced Me to Start a New Men’s Website, Brass Pills

I’ve done politics for a living since 2001 and without a doubt, what was done to Brett Kavanaugh is the most grotesque thing I’ve seen since I got in the business. Here you have a man with a sterling reputation who’d already had 6 FBI background checks. At the last moment when he was about […]

 

The Five Keys to Surviving Attacks from a Social Media Mob

As someone who first started doing political blogging in 2001, I can tell you that there was once a time when the chances of a regular person being cut to ribbons online for a faux pas were practically zero. As someone who has been deluged with negative comments after building a top 10,000 in the […]

 

Three Horrible Things We Learned About Liberals From the Kavanaugh Hearings

If someone told you that liberals don’t care about originalism, sticking to the Constitution, or treating conservatives fairly, the surprise level would be zero. Additionally, I’m sure no one was shocked that lefties were howling, being obnoxious, and generally acting like jackasses while they were protesting. These are things everyone on the Right already knows […]