Category: John Hawkins

8) “The private sector is doing fine:” Know what hasn’t been “doing fine” for a single day since Barack Obama came into office? The private sector. So when Barack Obama bizarrely proclaimed that “the private sector is doing fine” earlier this year, Obama was further out of touch than E.T. was when he wanted to […]

X-Events: The Collapse Of Everything is not a cheery book. In essence, it argues that the complexity required to underpin modern living is making it increasingly unsustainable. The crunch comes when we recognize that societies must continually solve problems in order to keep growing. But the solution to these problems requires ever more complex structures. […]

Many political observers believe Americans are too cynical about politicians. Take it from someone who has been blogging for more than a decade and has met countless politicians and political aides: if anything, people aren’t cynical enough. 1) The first priority of a politician is always getting re-elected: As Thomas Sowell has noted, “No one […]

28 Days Later.: Resident Evil.: Land of the Dead.: Deadgirl.: Army of Darkness.: The Walking Dead.: Fido.: Dead Snow.Planet Terror.: Evil Dead 2.: Dawn of the Dead. Zombieland.: Shaun of the Dead: – the list just goes on and on. Everybody seems to LOVE zombie films – but, why? What exactly is so intriguing to people about the idea of being stalked by dead people who […]

Dear People Crying Racism: We’re all friends here, right? All right, maybe we’re not. But, we can still have an open honest conversation, can’t we? Okay, we may not be there yet, but someone has to open up the lines of communication and say what we’re all thinking: Crying racism just doesn’t work like it […]

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think: is exactly what anyone feeling pessimistic about the world should read. That’s because it’s hard to get down about the future when you read about stunning technological advances on the horizon that will soon change the planet for the better. Here, try it for yourself! 1) 3D Printing:: Get […]

America is on track to go bankrupt. Just like Greece. The signs are all around us. We’ve lost our AAA credit rating. Trillion dollar deficits are the new normal. The Fed is buying 61% of our own debt. Barack Obama’s 10 year budget will leave Americans with “more debt than has been accumulated by all […]

1) It’s illegal: Since there are currently no work permits for illegal aliens, handing them out would require a change in the existing law. If this were a dictatorship like North Korea or Cuba, Dear Leader Barack Obama could simply issue a decree and change the law. Here in America we’re a republic which means […]

What does the future of mankind look like? Is it bright? That’s the impression one gets from reading: Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think. The book argues that advances in technology will solve all of our problems. Food, water, energy, medicine – our capabilities have been rapidly improving on all of these fronts for […]

No matter how unfairly you’re treated specifically because you’re a white male, a Christian, a conservative, or a Republican, very few people are going to accept the idea that you’re a victim. That may be unfair, but on the whole, it’s a good thing. America is already awash in people who falsely believe they’re victims […]

The mainstream media is awash with criticism of Republicans, but it always denounces the wrong people. If you listen to the media, you’d think the GOP is being wrecked by people like Jim DeMint, Allen West, Sarah Palin, and the Tea Party. In other words, the real problem with the Republican Party is supposed to […]

The harassment that seems to follow people who get caught in the crosshairs of Speedway bomber Brett Kimberlin has started to put a spotlight on the staggering level of abuse that many activists, columnists, and bloggers on the Right have to endure just to exercise their First Amendment rights. If liberals had to deal with […]

When you have: more than 4,600 friends on Facebook, you’re guaranteed to have a few stinkers in the bunch. Sadly, like career criminals, the worst transgressors: tend to repeat their crimes over and over again, which is why it’s a good idea to get them out of your feed. Are you one of these repeat offenders who’s […]

As Ronald Reagan noted, Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children […]

As someone who mocked Romney mercilessly during the primaries and co- founded NotMittRomney.com, I can’t be accused of being a water carrier for Mitt. Moreover, I wouldn’t walk back a single word I said about him, including the fact that he’s the least electable GOP candidate since Goldwater. Yet and still, despite what you’re hearing […]

1) Any illegal alien caught in this country should be forever barred from legally visiting this country, working here, or becoming an American citizen. 2) If you take welfare or food stamps or if your kids have to get free meals at school, you should be ashamed. Your kids should feel ashamed by your failure, […]

No politician on the Right or the Left is going to tell the truth about the middle class. There are just too many of them. So, we’re going to continue to be told that the middle class is undertaxed. That’s just not true. It would be true if we actually had the amount of government […]

1) “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” — The Princess Bride Life is struggling and failing, worrying about money, having to do things you don’t want to do for people you don’t like, getting your heart broken, losing friends, having people you love die, getting hit with health problems, and […]

1) Mormons are scary! Ooooh, magic underwear! Multiple wives! They probably hate black people and were behind something or another awful that happened 150 years ago! 2) Obviously Republicans hate women like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann! Wait, bad examples…uhm, let’s see, they kill female babies, put women’s faces on pinatas and beat them, and […]

During his 2008 campaign, Barack Obama was like a mixture of the Teletubbies, a Hallmark card, and Morgan Freeman’s portrayal of God in Bruce Almighty all mixed up in one big fruity glass. Every time you listened to the guy it was “hope” this, “change,” I love “unity,” “we are the ones we’ve been waiting […]

My latest PJ Media column is called, 5 Behaviors That Make You Trash. Here’s an excerpt from the column. People aren’t trashy because of who they are, they’re trashy because of how they behave. That means the cast of Jersey Shore, Perez Hilton, and the Kardashians didn’t pop out of their mama’s wombs wrong. To […]

“Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Conservatives and liberals may disagree on reasons, motivations, and excuses for Barack Obama’s performance, but the facts are still facts. There may be many reasons that a pro football coach goes 1-15, but everyone can […]

Earlier this week, I interviewed Jonah Goldberg about his outstanding new book, The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas. If you’re looking for a book about politics that isn’t just a regurgitation of things you already know or so topical that you can throw it out in a couple of […]