Interviewing Stephen Moore On The Truth About Opportunity, Taxes, and Wealth In America

I was very pleased to get an opportunity to interview Stephen Moore, one of the most brilliant conservative economists on the scene today, about his new book Who’s the Fairest of Them All?: The Truth about Opportunity, Taxes, and Wealth in America. What follows is the slightly edited transcript of our discussion. First question: Does […]

 

An Interview With Andrew Marcus, Director Of The New Movie, “Hating Breitbart”

Andrew Marcus is the director of Hating Breitbart, a movie about Breitbart’s legacy that opens on Friday. Here’s the slightly edited transcript of our conversation. Andrew started out as a liberal. Tell people how he moved from the Left to the Right. The most influential factor in his transformation from Left to Right was the […]

 

Interviewing Evan Say About His New Book, “Kindergarden Of Eden: How Modern Liberals Think”

Late last week, I had a chance to talk with Evan Sayet About his new book “Kindergarden Of Eden: How Modern Liberals Think.” Here’s the slightly edited transcript of our interview. First question: In the book you say, “When I say the modern liberal is morally and intellectually retarded at the level of a five […]

 

My 10th Interview With Thomas Sowell: “Trickle Down Theory” and “Tax Cuts For The Rich”

Late last week, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Thomas Sowell about his new essay, Trickle Down Theory and Tax Cuts for the Rich. Here’s the slightly edited transcript of our conversation. This is probably a very basic question for you, one you cover with your Economics 101 students, but it’s one […]

 

An Interview With Rev. William Owens On Gay Marriage, Obama as Judas, & The NAACP Being Paid Off To Back Gay Marriage

Reverend William Owens from the Coalition Of African American Pastors has been in the news for criticizing Barack Obama and for the CAAP’s 100,000 Signatures for Marriage petition. Earlier this week, I had the privilege of interviewing the reverend. What follows is a slightly edited transcript of our conversation. Not only has Barack Obama endorsed […]

 


Interview with Star Parker on the HHS Mandate and the 2012 Elections

Star Parker is the President of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) and a leading pro-life activist. A nationally syndicated columnist, she has led the fight against the HHS contraception/sterilization/abortifacient mandate, both in writing and publicly speaking out against its violations of a myriad of American rights and traditions. These speeches and columns […]

 


Interviewing Arthur Brooks On His New Book, “The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise”

Arthur Brooks is the President of the American Enterprise Institute and his new book is called The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise. Late last week, I got together with Arthur Brooks for an interview. What follows is a slightly edited transcript of the interview. You wrote a book on […]

 

Interviewing Herman Cain On The VP Slot, Improper Sexual Conduct Charges, & Whether Obama Will Cause America To Default On Its Debt

Late last week, I was pleased to get the opportunity to talk to former Presidential candidate, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, and former talk radio host Herman Cain. What follows is a slightly edited transcript of our conversation. First question: is it time for Santorum, Gingrich and Paul to hang it up or should they keep […]

 



An Interview With Fark’s Drew Curtis

John Hawkins:: Name, age, and location Drew Curtis:: Drew Curtis, 28, Lexington KY John Hawkins:: How long ago did you start up Fark? Drew Curtis:: Feb 1999. John Hawkins:: What prompted your to start up the page? Drew Curtis:: I’ve been reading news every morning since at least 1993. I used to send out articles to all my friends in email, […]

 

An Interview With Ann Coulter

John Hawkins:: Do you think the left has largely gotten a pass for being so completely, utterly, and entirely wrong about the effects of Reagan’s decision to abandon detente and challenge the Soviet Union? Ann Coulter:: The fact that there still is a Democratic Party proves that. John Hawkins:: If Jimmy Carter had somehow defeated Ronald Reagan in […]

 

The Hugh Hewitt Interview

John Hawkins:: Why do you think the left hasn’t made it in talk radio yet? Hugh Hewitt:: The essence of talk radio is entertainment. Rush showed everyone the way and others have picked up on this. You have to be happy with what you do, you have to be an optimist, and you have to be positive […]

 


An Interview With Milton Friedman

Yesterday, I did a twenty minute interview by phone with Milton Friedman. Of course, Mr. Friedman has an INCREDIBLE: resume. He won the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize for economic science, won the “Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and received the National Medal of Science the same year”. He was also an “economic adviser to Senator […]

 

An Interview With David Limbaugh About His New Book, ‘Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity’

John Hawkins:: The First Amendment starts out with, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;”. Do you think that we as a society pay too little attention to the “prohibiting the free exercise thereof” portion of that Amendment? David Limbaugh:: Absolutely. There are indeed two religion clauses in […]

 

An Interview With Andrew Sullivan

John Hawkins:: I know it’s early, but how do you see the 2004 election shaping up and which candidate are you leaning towards right now? Andrew Sullivan:: It’s probably Dean vs. Bush, and I’m leaning towards Bush if Dean doesn’t get serious about national security. But if Bush endorses a constitutional amendment against equal marriage rights, I […]

 

The Michael Fumento Interview

John Hawkins:: Do you believe that Gulf War Syndrome exists? If not, can you elaborate on why you say that? Michael Fumento:: It means no more than saying that everybody in Florida who contracts an illness has “Florida Illness Syndrome.” The only thing sick Gulf vets have in common is that they all served in the Gulf […]

 

The Bernard Goldberg Interview

John Hawkins:: Just because I know people will claim that you’re conservative because you’re criticizing the media, could you tell us what your ideology is? Bernard Goldberg:: The reason they do that John is so I’ll be automatically marginalized. I wrote in “Bias” that I would make racial discrimination a criminal offense, not just a civil offense. […]

 

The David Horowitz Interview

John Hawkins:: To begin with, Eric Alterman has been the champion of people on the left who claim that the media is now dominated by Conservatives. In your opinion, does the media on the whole slant to the left, to the right, or are does the media seem to be “fair and balanced?” David Horowitz:: Eric Alterman […]

 

The Michael Medved Interview

John Hawkins:: Why do you think the left hasn’t made it in talk radio yet? Michael Medved:: Because of the nature of successful talk radio stations. One of the factors in radio is that you have stations that occupy very clearly defined niches. For instance, people wouldn’t enjoy it if a country station was suddenly playing Mozart […]

 

RWN’s Ann Coulter Interview #2

John Hawkins:: Why do you think USA Today hired you to write a: column: on the Democratic Convention and then killed your column? Ann Coulter:: I refused to include pie charts. John Hawkins:: What do you think of the claim made by people like Eric Alterman that the mainstream media is actually conservative? Ann Coulter:: Eric, they’re called selective serotonin reuptake […]

 

An Interview With Daniel Pipes

I recently had an opportunity to do a phone interview with Middle Eastern expert Daniel Pipes. He’s the author of 11 books, has lectured in twenty-five countries, and has appeared on shows like ABC World News, CBS Reports, Crossfire, Good Morning America, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, O’Reilly Factor, and The Today Show. John Hawkins:: Almost […]

 

An Interview With Jed Babbin

John Hawkins:: We’re now hearing that Saddam Hussein skimmed $21 billion off the top from the Oil For Food program, some of which was paid to Palestinian suicide bombers, and the UN doesn’t seem too anxious to get to the bottom of it. What should be the end result of all this in your opinion? Jed […]

 

The Wendy McElroy Interview

John Hawkins:: Why did you create: ifeminists.com: and what is the purpose of the page? Wendy McElroy:: Ifeminists.com fills a void for information on individualist feminism. It offers a database of over two thousand URLs that lead to news items, commentary, organizations, etc. It provides a nexus where a community can grow on the Bulletin Board and the email […]

 

RWN’s 2nd Victor Davis Hanson Interview

John Hawkins:: What’s your opinion of how things are going in post-war Iraq? Compared to other similar operations throughout history, how do you think we’ve done so far overall? Victor Davis Hanson:: I think that if we look at it in the longer historical expanse from the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime and not concentrate on […]

 

The Charles Johnson Interview

Charles Johnson’s “Little Green Footballs” web page is one of the most popular political blogs on the net. Recently, I had a chance to interview him by email and we discussed several things including the content management system he’s creating, how the Israel/Palestine conflict can be solved, and Europe’s reasons for being so stridently anti-Israel. […]

 

A Mini-Interview With Dick Morris

John Hawkins:: Hillary Clinton, who looks likely to be the Democrats’ candidate in 2008, is staking out a strong anti-illegal immigration position. Do you think that could be a potent issue for her, especially if the GOP runs a candidate like John McCain who’s soft on illegal immigration? Dick Morris:: I think it is a risky position […]