Articles by John Hayward

John Hayward began his blogging career as a guest writer at Hot Air under the pen name "Doctor Zero," producing a collection of essays entitled Doctor Zero: Year One. He is a great admirer of free-market thinkers such as Arthur Laffer, Milton Friedman, and Thomas Sowell. He writes both political and cultural commentary, including book and movie reviews. An avid fan of horror and fantasy fiction, he has produced an e-book collection of short horror stories entitled Persistent Dread. John is a former staff writer for Human Events. He is a regular guest on the Rusty Humphries radio show, and has appeared on numerous other local and national radio programs, including G. Gordon Liddy, BattleLine, and Dennis Miller.

Republicans outfox Dems with anti-free-speech bill

"Stop us before we waste more of America's time!" is not a winning 2014 campaign strategy for Democrats.

John Hayward September 9, 2014

Revolt in the regulated lunch room

Resistance to Michelle Obama's school lunch program grows, spreading even unto Illinois.

John Hayward September 8, 2014

War on Women, Ray Rice edition

Why did anyone have to see video of an assault to realize it was intolerable?

John Hayward September 8, 2014

Another NBA owner gets in trouble for a racist email

"Please don't get me wrong," said Bruce Levenson, before writing something he should have known would be...

John Hayward September 8, 2014

Obama delays amnesty orders til after election

The American people will never be allowed to vote on amnesty.

John Hayward September 8, 2014

The viral threat of ISIS ideology

The Islamic State's recruiting efforts in the Western world are disturbingly effective.

John Hayward September 5, 2014

Obama visits Eastern Europe: Estonian intelligence official promptly kidnapped

Gangsters, terrorists, and You-Know-Who among the possible suspects in the disappearance.

John Hayward September 5, 2014

Job market craters in August

Hope everyone enjoyed the latest Recovery Summer!

John Hayward September 5, 2014

Obamanomics: the rich get richer, the poor get poorer

The unsurprising results of cronyism and the massive growth of the dependency class.

John Hayward September 4, 2014

EPA emission rules threaten the interstate energy market

The latest regulatory nightmare provides strong incentives to avoid doing what it was supposed to encourage.

John Hayward September 4, 2014

Democrat candidate drops out of Kansas Senate race

Democrats want to discard their man and rally support behind a stronger independent candidate, but pesky...

John Hayward September 4, 2014

DNC chair attacks Gov. Scott Walker with domestic-violence language

"Scott Walker has given women the back of his hand."

John Hayward September 3, 2014

Russian hackers apply 'sanctions' by stealing credit card data from Home Depot

A data breach that might be several times worse than the big Target heist.

John Hayward September 3, 2014

Islamist pool party at the US Embassy in Tripoli

Terrorist militias seize a dozen commercial planes as Libya disintegrates.

John Hayward September 3, 2014