John Hayward - Page 2

National Security Deputy Editor

John Hayward

Follow John Hayward

I'm a conservative because there is so much about the American tradition that is worth conserving. I worry that people aren't as frightened of authoritarians and totalitarians as they should be. Freedom and capitalism are inseparable, because without capitalism, freedom just means shouting your opinion and hoping somebody important is listening.

National security, technology, global political and economic strategy

Associate in Arts, Edison Community College, 1986

Hayward has been a writer for Breitbart News Network since 2013. Prior to that, he worked for two decades in computers and business consulting before becoming an amateur blogger under the pseudonym "Doctor Zero" for Hot Air. As he developed a large following, he also received criticism for being an anonymous voice, so he decided to reveal his full name and go public. Shortly thereafter, he began doing radio interviews across the country for his writing and was contacted by Human Events in Washington, D.C. to become a full-time professional columnist.

Management at Breitbart News noticed his work and invited him to join Breitbart.com. Hayward jumped at the opportunity to "join a platform with so much reach, to be a part of something so huge."

Hayward's work has been cited by radio and television outlets from Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin to Fox News. His essays have been incorporated into several high school and college textbooks, and he gives occasional lectures on media analysis and writing online. He frequently guest-hosts Breitbart News Tonight on SiriusXM channel 125, the Patriot Channel.

Articles by John Hayward

China Grants Visa-Free Travel to Canadians

The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that Canadian tourists and businesspeople will be allowed to travel to China without visas, for stays of up to 30 days, beginning this Tuesday and lasting through the end of 2026.

Travelers check in with Air Canada at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga

U.N. Grants Iran Vice-Chairmanship on Body for Democracy and Women’s Rights

The latest uproar at the embattled United Nations exploded on Thursday, as Iran — a country that brutally oppresses women and just murdered thousands of its own citizens to thwart a popular uprising — was named vice-chair of the U.N. Commission for Social Development (CSocD), an agency whose purview includes women’s rights and democracy.

Title: Romania Iran Protests Image ID: 26024608777289 Article: A woman holds a map of Iran

Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping Reveals ‘Cyberspace Force’ Base in South China Sea

Chinese dictator Xi Jinping sent a video holiday greeting to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday. In the course of wishing his forces a happy Lunar New Year, he casually confirmed the existence of a Chinese cyberwarfare facility on Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Centr

Iran Claims U.N. Chief Congratulated It on Anniversary of Islamist Revolution

The Iranian government held rallies on Wednesday to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, in an obvious effort to demonstrate strength after massive protests threatened to topple the oppressive government last month. Controversy erupted when U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres allegedly wrote a letter to the president of Iran to congratulate him for the revolution that created the murderous regime in Tehran.

Title: UN General Assembly Iran Image ID: 24267817317510 Article: President of Iran Masoud

Iran and U.S. Hold Talks About Holding Talks in Oman

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held their planned talks in Oman on Friday, despite some last-minute demands from Iran that threatened to derail the process.

MUSCAT, OMAN - FEBRUARY 06: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'OMAN FOREIGN MIN

Iran Navy Seizes Two Ships in Persian Gulf, Threatens U.S. with ‘Massacre and Hell’

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated terrorist organization, said on Thursday that it seized two vessels in the Persian Gulf that were allegedly carrying smuggled fuel. Later that day, a former Iranian official threatened to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a “place of massacre and hell” if there is a conflict with the United States.

USHEHR, IRAN - APRIL 29: Iran celebrates the anniversary of the liberation of the country&

Reports: Iran Plots to Derail Planned U.S. Talks

The Iranian regime seems to be doing everything possible to derail Friday’s scheduled talks between Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, including last-minute demands for a change of venue from Turkey to Oman.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gives a statement at the Ritz Hotel as he meets Tu

Ukraine Designates Iran’s IRGC as Terrorist Organization

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that his government has followed the United States and European Union (EU) in designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seen talking during the joint press-conference wit