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 seeks to circumvent the Constitution for "climate change" treaty

Out goes the hapless golfer who runs wars from the 18th hole; in comes the Constitution-shredding imperial...

John Hayward August 27, 2014

ISIS threatens another American hostage, and this time it's a woman

Also taken hostage: Syrian soldiers, American foreign policy.

John Hayward August 27, 2014

Hey, guess what! The Administration has been lying about Lois Lerner's emails

It's so strange that this investigation is dragging on forever, with so many "close relationships" between...

John Hayward August 26, 2014

Turn-table stripper-pole feminism

An amusing example of identity politics, starring Beyonce and Sofia Vergara.

John Hayward August 26, 2014

The fall of Tripoli

Another Obama foreign policy triumph!

John Hayward August 26, 2014

Burger King to escape U.S. corporate tax system

And Obama's pal Warren Buffett is helping them do it.

John Hayward August 26, 2014

The yin and yang of climate change

Theories of man-made climate change don't fit the data, but a self-adjusting planetary temperature system...

John Hayward August 25, 2014

How to help other people defeat ISIS

The groups we're counting on to serve as proxies against the Islamic State don't seem terribly impressed by...

John Hayward August 25, 2014

A letter from James Foley

His words are part of civilized humanity's enduring testament against barbaric evil.

John Hayward August 25, 2014

How much of a threat is ISIS to the West?

Is the Islamic State mostly a threat to its neighbors, or does it already have "external operations" under...

John Hayward August 25, 2014

Food stamp fraud runs wildly out of control

There is no such thing as big, honest government.

John Hayward August 22, 2014

NATO: Russia violating Ukraine border with trucks, artillery, special ops forces

"Russia must remove its vehicles and its personnel from the territory of Ukraine immediately," says Pentagon.

John Hayward August 22, 2014

Obama expresses grief by golfing, or something

Playing for time has helped Obama escape from many scandals before, but ISIS probably isn't going to fade...

John Hayward August 22, 2014

Confirmed: Bergdahl prisoner swap broke the law

Not like it matters or anything. Technicalities are for the little people.

John Hayward August 21, 2014