Category: John Hawkins

I started Right Wing News back in January of 2001 and as of the first of this year, I’ve been running the page for 10 long years. During that time, I’ve pumped out a lot of great content and I’m going to be posting a little of the “best of” material this month. Today will […]

(Intro from John Hawkins: Jonah Knox disagreed with my decision to sponsor Homocon. He let me know that and asked me if I’d be willing to do an interview that would hopefully run at Accuracy in Media. I agreed and did the interview, but Accuracy in Media passed on it. So, I gave Jonah the […]

20) The Death Of Air America: For years, the Left has been insisting that liberal radio is popular, but is being held off the air by politically biased corporations. So, Air America was born in an orgy of spending and publicity that was every bit as glorious as the network’s slow, agonizing death in 2010 […]

50) The Results Of The Conservative Blogger Google Bomb 49) The Karl Rove Interview 48) 10 Young Right-Wingers Being Prepped to Take Over the Conservative Movement (Featuring John Hawkins) 47) The 25 Best Ann Coulter Quotes About Liberals 46) A Conservative Misinterpretation Of The Laffer Curve 45) The GOP’s Problem With Minorities Needs To Be […]

It’s tough to find good Christmas gifts for some people. That’s because once you get to a certain age, if you don’t have fancy taste and have made a certain amount of money, you’ve probably already bought or been given most of the things you want. But, no matter how many things you may have, […]

There are a lot of great conservative Americans and almost everyone reading this column could quickly and easily run off many of their names. People like Rush Limbaugh, Thomas Sowell, David Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Mike Pence, Joe Arpaio, Walter Williams, Michelle Malkin, and Ann Coulter have done more good for people than they’ll ever know. […]

Wikileaks’ deliberate disclosure of these diplomatic cables is nothing less than an attack on the national security of the United States, as well as that of dozens of other countries. By disseminating these materials, Wikileaks is putting at risk the lives and the freedom of countless Americans and non-Americans around the world. — Joe Lieberman […]

Let’s start off with what has become a bit of conservative heresy these days: I don’t think it’s always a bad idea to raise taxes. In fact, because this country has spent so much more than we have, for so long, it’s practically a given that we’ll have to raise taxes at some point to […]

Jeff Jacoby makes a point in his Townhall column today that I’ve been meaning to talk about in a little more depth for awhile, Can people be decent and moral without believing in a God who commands us to be good? Sure. There have always been kind and ethical nonbelievers. But how many of them […]

Have you ever thought about what makes human beings stand out from the masses? What makes them exceptional, extraordinary, and well worth knowing? Well, as a thought experiment, I decided to approach this topic a little differently. I decided to go back, throughout my life, and think about the most exceptional people I’ve ever PERSONALLY […]

“Mm, your tears are so yummy and sweet! Oh, the tears of unfathomable sadness! My-yummy!” — Cartman, South Park Admittedly, it has been a lot of fun to watch the wailing and gnashing of teeth on the Left after the savage beating they received on election day. However, it’s more than a little disturbing that […]

20) Sharron Angle (Lost): The Wave (Controversial illegal immigration ad) 19) Joe Manchin (Won) Dead Aim: (Manchin literally shoots a hole in the Cap and Trade bill) 18) Sean Duffy (Won): Get America Rolling Again! (Yes, I’m a lumberjack — really!) 17) John Hickenloper (Won): Shower (I take showers with my clothes on because I’m […]

20) Basil Marceaux: Meet the Republican Alvin Greene, Basil Marceaux, who ran for governor of Tennessee: 19) The Republican Trainwreck In The Colorado Governor’s Race: Initially, Tom Tancredo looked like a jackass when he mounted a third party campaign in the Colorado governor’s race. However, after Dan Maes turned out to be a flaky, lying, […]

If you ask the Left, they’ll give you every excuse in the book for why they’re going to get their brains beaten out today. The economy is bad, Obama cooperates too much with the Republicans, the American people are irrational, it’s Bush’s fault — it goes on and on. What you will very seldom hear […]

All races not listed here can be assumed to be holds for the party that already has the seat. So, for example, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Dan Coats, Rob Port, and Kelly Ayotte all look to be cruising towards easy wins. Here are the other key races to watch. State: North Dakota Seat Currently Held […]

For too long, conservatives have allowed the misogynistic party of Bill Clinton to portray itself as “the party of women.” But when even the National Organization of Women approves of sexual harassment as long as it’s done by Democrats and refers to Republican women like Meg Whitman as whores, the time is ripe for a […]

As you read these run-downs, keep in mind that a lot of movement is still possible in the final week. Voters are now going to be fully engaged, the campaigns are spending the last of their war chests on ads, and the ground game is just starting to roll. Look for RWN’s final analysis on […]

There are a lot of “themes” to this election. The year of the Republican woman. The Tea Party vs. the elitists. The conservative grassroots vs. the establishment Republicans. Small government conservatives vs. big government Democrats. The American people vs. liberalism. However, there’s one mini-trend that has been largely overlooked: There were a surprising number of […]

That title runs directly counter to conventional wisdom, doesn’t it? After all, the Democrats just elected a black President who has a 90% approval rating with black Americans. Moreover, the false cries of racism are ever present these days. So how in the world could this be the GOP’s best chance in a generation to […]

The beginning of the David Frum/Alex Knepper vs. NewsReal child sex fight in a nutshell: Alex Knepper is a young blogger who has written for a number of different conservative blogs including Newsreal, The Daily Caller, Newsbusters, and Frum Forum. Knepper wrote some pieces for Newsreal that they found objectionable, primarily because they believed Knepper […]

I’m holding on your rope Got me ten feet off the ground And I’m hearing what you say But I just can’t make a sound You tell me that you need me Then you go and cut me down, but wait You tell me that you’re sorry Didn’t think I’d turn around and say That […]

There’s no way to know for sure how many new Republicans are going to end up in D.C. as a result of this year’s election, but we can be sure that there is going to be one hell of a lot of them. While that’s certainly a step in the right direction, we saw far […]

My name is John Hawkins, I’ve been blogging since 2001 and blogging professionally since 2005. One of the things I’ve learned since then is that the sort of journalism independent conservatives do is, by necessity, different than you’re going to see in the mainstream media or even on the left side of the blogosphere. There […]

Since I’m one of the people who’s always complaining that conservative bloggers, columnists, and talk radio hosts don’t do enough to get conservatives elected, I think I have a special responsibility to step up and help some candidates. So here are 7 Republicans running for House seats that I believe deserve our support. 1) Renee […]

Have you ever heard of the Tragedy of the Commons? It’s a classic lesson of economics that was, believe it or not, best summarized by an eco-hippie named Garrett Hardin: The tragedy of the commons develops in this way. Picture a pasture open to all. It is to be expected that each herdsman will try […]