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Derek Hunter is Washington, DC based writer, radio host and political strategist. He has previously worked for several prominent conservative non-profits as an analyst in health, education, technology and judicial policies, as well as a press secretary in the US Senate. Additionally, Derek helped found the Daily Caller, where he is a contributor. You can also
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Derek Hunter (May 27, 2012)
It’s graduation season, and prominent political and media figures are making the rounds to give commencement speeches at colleges across the country. The president,... more
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Derek Hunter (May 20, 2012)
I forced myself to watch Bill Maher this Friday as I was trying to chart out this column. Thankfully I hadn’t just eaten.
It was sickening to listen as cerebral dwarves... more
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Derek Hunter (May 13, 2012)
Gay marriage is an issue most Americans simply don’t care about. We have opinions on it, but it simply doesn’t register, especially at a time of high... more
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Derek Hunter (May 06, 2012)
“Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it just to reach you, Julia.” The Beatles
That song was written about a combination of John Lennon’s mother and his budding... more
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Derek Hunter (Apr 29, 2012)
Some people enter the public consciousness willingly; others accidentally. But how one gets there has little to do with how one handles it once the national spotlight begins... more
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Derek Hunter (Apr 22, 2012)
The theater of the absurd that is our presidential election keeps chugging along with all the vigor our economy doesn’t. One can’t blame Democrats for attempting distraction... more
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Derek Hunter (Apr 15, 2012)
Yes, this is about race and racism. But no, it’s not about the Trayvon Martin case and how the media is pimping it.
It’s not even about the equally tragic... more
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Derek Hunter (Apr 08, 2012)
I’ve sat by and watched progressives attack our liberties, our Constitution and our way of life for long enough. No more.
For too long, conservatives have been... more
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Derek Hunter (Apr 05, 2012)
Jamie Oliver, TV’s “Naked Chef,” (yeah, not sanitary) is a food snob. He has turned his notoriety into a nice side career in advertising.
In England, he is sort of the... more
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Derek Hunter (Apr 01, 2012)
Ever heard of Dahlia Lithwick? No? Don’t feel bad. I hadn’t either until I read her piece of … something or other … on Slate about the Supreme Court hearing this week on... more
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Derek Hunter (Mar 25, 2012)
A 17-year-old kid is shot dead. Police are investigating…and progressives see an opportunity. The Trayvon Martin case, in addition to being a tragedy, is a case study in... more
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Derek Hunter (Mar 18, 2012)
Is there anything worse than this president? I mean, maybe having worms is worse, but I never spent the night at an Occupy Wall Street camp, so I don’t know for... more
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Derek Hunter (Mar 11, 2012)
I was recently having a drink and cigar in the office of a good friend who runs one of the conservative movement’s most powerful advocacy groups. I’m not going... more
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Derek Hunter (Mar 04, 2012)
I'm trying to write and trying to think, but I can't. I just listened again to the first interview radio I did with Andrew Breitbart. It’s weird to hear... more
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Derek Hunter (Feb 29, 2012)
I’m normally a fan of Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, but he is not a fan of oil companies. This is where he loses me.
It’s not that I’m a big fan of oil companies, or any... more
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Derek Hunter (Feb 26, 2012)
Charles M. Blow, communist, er, columnist for The New York Times, pulled back the curtain on the progressive mindset a little this week, as much as there is a mind behind... more
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Derek Hunter (Feb 19, 2012)
I’ve been contacted by many readers asking why I use the word “progressive” instead of “liberal.” I figured I’d write a little bit... more
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Derek Hunter (Feb 12, 2012)
Progressives hold the U.S. Constitution in the highest regard. That’s not a line you hear often outside of a parody or a conversation with someone who has recently... more
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Derek Hunter (Feb 05, 2012)
Would any concerned parent willingly send their children to an average public school in this country if there was an option available?
The word “concerned” in the... more
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Derek Hunter (Jan 29, 2012)
This Tuesday, voters in Florida will have their chance to tell the country which Republican candidate they favor.
The winner will say the people have spoken, thank them... more
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Derek Hunter (Jan 24, 2012)
When President Obama adopted his “We Can’t Wait” program of violating the separation of powers and decided to govern by regulation instead of law, did he start damning his... more
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Derek Hunter (Jan 22, 2012)
This Tuesday, when President Obama delivers his State of the Union Address, we can count on it to be filled with the same platitudes, anecdotes, false promises, cooked... more
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Derek Hunter (Jan 15, 2012)
As hype around the general election ramps up, it looks like progressives again will do anything to hold on to power and advance their agenda. Events this week... more
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Derek Hunter (Jan 08, 2012)
President Barack Obama has a tough job. In between rounds of golf, fancy vacations, basketball games, workouts, sporting events, concerts in the White House, fundraisers,... more
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Derek Hunter (Jan 01, 2012)
Forget the polls. Forget the talking heads. And in three days, you can forget all
about Iowa. The quadrennial exercise of pretending the “first-in-the-nation” Iowa
caucus... more