AWR Hawkins is weekly contributor to Andrew Breitbart's "BIG" sites, a columnist for Pajamas Media, and a contributor to RedCounty.com. He holds a PhD in US military history from Texas Tech University. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Wed, 23 May 2012 18:26:00 GMT Wed, 23 May 2012 18:26:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ In Vietnam, a family is distraught because their child was born alive, covered in blankets by the hospital, and left to die. In a twisted scenario where one bad decision led to even worse results, the parents had been... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2012/05/23/aborted_child_born_alive_and_left_to_die 7420d9be-16a9-423f-b7f5-7e91bffa3b5d Wed, 23 May 2012 18:26:00 GMT In a recent column for CNN, Sojourner magazine's Tim King offered readers his opinion on why Christianity isn't the attractive option for young people it once was. In so doing, King drops a number of names-Rick Santorum... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2012/03/23/are_marriage_and_religious_liberty_worth_the_fight 7c916d22-1d22-440a-a3df-37779bb274b2 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT I well remember 1984, riding with my cousin to see "The Boss" on his "Born in the USA" tour in Lexington, KY. The arena was packed that night, and after playing for about two hours Springsteen looked out at the crowd... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2012/02/23/springsteen_to_trade_thunder_road_for_the_road_to_serfdom 4a9ed44f-a88c-469e-8d9b-a3c3b06c42d3 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:05:00 GMT On Tuesday, Mitt Romney beat Rick Santorum by eight votes in the Iowa caucus (maybe). Nervous Romney supporters, who had seen him down by over a hundred votes at different points in the night, were thrilled.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2012/01/08/75_percent_of_iowans_voted_for_someone_besides_romney 2bd1cf2d-e76c-4538-95ce-68f19966e6a8 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT As I sat with my extended family on Christmas, we discussed how beatable Barack Obama is. And as I listened to them run through the litany of reasons why this is so, I could only say again: "If the Republicans nominate... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/12/30/watching_for_perry_pulling_for_palin 9272271a-8742-465f-9e6b-9b11cb71aa1f Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT In between his purchases of gold bullion and road flares, his attempts to put one more gallon of water in his cellar, and the addition of twenty more cans of green beans for dooms day, Glenn Beck has recently taken time... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/12/22/glenn_beck_a_case_study_in_whats_ailing_conservatism c0b26880-b55e-4cbe-9677-5f2a1f5317fe Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:01:00 GMT As everyone probably knows by now, on December 12th talk show host Michael Savage offered Newt Gingrich $1 million to get drop out of the presidential race within 72 hours. Why? Savage says it's because Mitt Romney is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/12/14/mark_levin_to_michael_savage_100000_to_turn_off_the_mic 856e01b0-bf60-4353-8641-56f7aa58b9d7 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:20:00 GMT As time passes, and the distance between George W. Bush's presidency and the present grows, we can gauge his biggest decisions and his fortitude with greater circumspection. And the deeper understanding that comes... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/09/28/the_man_in_the_middle_puts_george_w_bush_in_the_forefront 13c922f2-54ab-4277-9623-e583a314d783 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT On July 12 California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act (SB 48): a law which forces California schools to use textbooks and curriculum that acquaint... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/09/15/the_lgbt_agenda_isnt_fair,_and_summit_ministries_isnt_wrong 792465d5-1711-41d6-8212-41014f4df624 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:41:00 GMT To date, Barack Obama's presidency has been characterized by many things, not the least of which has been a display of arrogance usually reserved for full-blown dictators like Hugo Chavez or crazies like Al Gore. And... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/08/30/barack_obama_above_the_law_or_just_lawless c156d227-4efb-42ce-b686-af5f9d94420d Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:45:00 GMT After campaigning for "equality" (which is something certain persons believe they secure only by being "married" to someone of the same sex), homosexual activists in New York were ecstatic to see New York legislators... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/07/22/even_with_same-sex_marriage,_the_left_remains_intolerant 14c3a35f-d9a9-48d1-9217-40da3c5376d0 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:13:00 GMT Debates over whether America is a "Christian nation" have gone on for a very long time. But clarity in those debates has been in very short supply. A July 4 CNN.com column on the subject by Kenneth C. Davis is, sadly,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/07/12/america_christian_in_her_moorings,_thus_gracious_in_her_judgments c0c96ee3-4b30-42f9-a8fe-089e1ce0adad Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:07:00 GMT For years, the mainstream media has done their level best to make the redefinition of marriage seem inevitable. As if in concert, local, regional, and national outlets have published the results of poll after poll under... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AWRHawkins/2011/06/26/ignore_the_mainstream_media__americans_still_believe_in_one_man,_one_woman 7bd50f2c-6f45-4636-a560-c4ff103a66d5 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT