Author Archives: Sean Patrick Hazlett

About Sean Patrick Hazlett

Conservative clean energy crusader, national security hawk, financial analyst, engineer, and former military officer.

My First Published Short Story Is Now Live

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2013

I’m happy to announce that the fourth issue of Plasma Frequency Magazine is now live with my first published story, “Movement to First Contact”. You can check it out here. About these ads

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Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (January 2013 Jobs Data)

Posted on Sunday, February 3, 2013

After the first Friday of every month, I update the unemployment numbers so that I can compare the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that time. The genesis of this ritual … Continue reading →

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Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (December 2012 Jobs Data)

Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2013

Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics. After the first Friday of every month, I update the unemployment numbers so that I can compare the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that … Continue reading →

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Are Liberals More Educated Than Conservatives? (2012 Election Update)

Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2013

A year ago, I analyzed the education levels of Democratic and Republican voters for a total of five Presidential and Midterm elections. In that analysis, I had concluded that  people at both the high and low ends of the educational … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Predictions for 2013

Posted on Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Two years ago, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of the year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of … Continue reading →

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First Short Fiction Sale to Plasma Frequency Magazine and Writers of the Future Contest 4Q29 Update

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012

I have some great news to report. Late last week, Richard Flores, the editor-in-chief of Plasma Frequency Magazine, notified me that he wanted to buy my short story, “Movement to First Contact.” The story is scheduled to appear in Issue 4, … Continue reading →

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2012 in Review

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. The numbers differ a bit from the data that WordPress reports in its normal statistics package (e.g., the report below claims the site had ~270,000 page views, … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Predictions for 2012: Results

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012

In 2011, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of that year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of the … Continue reading →

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Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (November 2012 Jobs Data)

Posted on Sunday, December 9, 2012

Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics. On the first Friday of every month, I update the unemployment numbers so that I can compare the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that … Continue reading →

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The Joke Continues

Posted on Sunday, November 4, 2012

I’ve been meaning to send an update on the contest for the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts, where my good friend, Sean Bielat, is running against an empty suit representing the Kennedy clan. Below, I’ve posted two segments of a … Continue reading →

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