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.

Obama vows to make ISIS 'manageable'

With a little luck, Obama hopes he can play the al-Qaeda Junior Varsity team to a draw.

John Hayward September 3, 2014

Your super-government at work: 6000 foreign students vanish into thin air

13 years apparently isn't enough time for our zillion-dollar government to get the situation under control.

John Hayward September 2, 2014

ISIS beheads another American journalist on video

Throat cut, Obama mocked, next victim lined up for slaughter.

John Hayward September 2, 2014

The Republican midterm election game plan

A set of Republican ads stress issues such as government waste, ObamaCare, and the War on Energy.

John Hayward September 2, 2014

Somali terrorist leader targeted with U.S. drone strike

We've got an al-Shabaab problem, and it's part of our ISIS problem.

John Hayward September 2, 2014

China slams the brakes on democracy in Hong Kong

The pretense of liberty was tolerable, but now that it's threatening to go viral, Beijing is cracking down.

John Hayward September 2, 2014

Imminent terror attack on the southern border?

Leaked documents and inside sources indicate something is brewing in Ciudad Juarez.

John Hayward August 29, 2014

UK terror threat level raised to "severe"

Prime Minister David Cameron gives a tough statement, bracing his nation to face a serious threat.

John Hayward August 29, 2014

Obama concedes victory to ISIS in Round One of the new great war

Obama has no trouble coming up with strategies when he WANTS to get something done.

John Hayward August 29, 2014

Hillary Clinton finally speaks up on Ferguson

What a profile in tentative, poll-tested courage.

John Hayward August 28, 2014

Russian invasion of Ukraine suddenly becomes news

U.N. Security Council in session; Obama Administration upgrades its posture to "irritable."

John Hayward August 28, 2014

American ISIS

The world's biggest and most Internet-savvy terror state has plenty of alienated Western youth to recruit...

John Hayward August 28, 2014

The Rotherham horror

A catastrophic failure of multi-culturalism.

John Hayward August 27, 2014

Russian invasion of Ukraine continues; nobody seems to care

A city falls; the Germans demand an explanation; Putin shrugs.

John Hayward August 27, 2014