Monthly Archives: January 2011

Reflections of a Rational Republican Passes 1,000-Page Views

Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, Reflections of a Rational Republican passed its first important milestone: 1,000 page views since launching on January 1, 2011! However, this number pales in comparison to top blogging sites like TechCrunch and The Huffington Post. TechCrunch currently gets 9.2 … Continue reading →

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Posted in General | Tagged Page views, TechCrunch, The Huffington Post | Leave a comment

We Do Big Things: Rational Republican Reaction to 2011 State of the Union

Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Overall, I think Obama’s State of the Union was a success. While it had its own unique problems, it seemed like a genuine attempt to bring the nation together and focus on solving issues in a bipartisan manner. As always, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Politics | Tagged Jobs, President Obama, State of the Union | 2 Comments

Parting with Olbermann Not Partisan, Just Stone Stupid

Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In my professional opinion, letting Keith Olbermann go is arguably the dumbest business decision a media firm has made in the last twelve months. Like NPR’s firing of Juan Williams last year, this decision seems emotionally charged and personal. The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Media, Politics | Tagged Comcast, Fox News, Frontal lobotomy, Juan Williams, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, O'Reilly, Phil Griffin | 8 Comments

Predictions 2011: How Are They Currently Trending?

Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On January 1, I made some predictions about different events in 2011. I thought it would be interesting to track how some of these predictions are currently trending to measure both my and my readers’ accuracy. I have only commented … Continue reading →

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Posted in China, Finance and Economics, International Security, Investing, Politics, Predictions | Tagged China, Democrat, Economics, Energy security, Fiscal policy, Hezbollah, Hillary Clinton, India, Investing, Israel, Nigeria, Oil, Politics, Republican, Robert Gates, Sudan, Unemployment, Winter Olympics | Leave a comment

Rebuke of Republican Rejection of Renewables Not Far Off the Mark

Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, the New York Times published a Room for Debate series of columns on “Can the U.S. Compete With China on Green Tech?”. I wanted to focus in particular on David Roberts’ column, “Understanding the Objective“, which decries the Republican … Continue reading →

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Posted in China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Politics | Tagged China, Clean energy, Democrat, Economics, Energy security, Fiscal policy, Iraq, Nigeria, Politics, Republican, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela | Leave a comment

A Call to Service Solution to Partisan Divide

Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On Monday, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff lamented that “America doesn’t know its military and the United States military doesn’t know America.” I could not agree with him more. Less than one percent of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, International Security, Politics | Tagged Admiral Mike Mullen, Duke University, Homelessness, Military, National service, Princeton University, Robert Gates, Stanford University, Veterans | Leave a comment

Prudent Protectionism for American Exceptionalism

Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Greentechmedia published an interesting article yesterday (see “DOD Must Buy American-Made, Not Chinese, Solar Panels”) bemoaning the Buy American provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 for solar panels used on U.S. military installations. While I … Continue reading →

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Posted in China, Clean Energy, Defense, International Security, Solar | Tagged American exceptionalism, China, CIA, Clean energy, Cyberwar, Espionage, FBI, Jiang Zemin, KGB, NORAD, Politics, Protectionism, Ronald Reagan, Solar panels, Soviet | Leave a comment

Smart Meters, Stupid People

Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Only those who have been to a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) hearing in San Francisco can fully appreciate the “health hearing” described in this recent article in Greentech Media. Many new technologies face criticism, but resistance to PG&E’s ongoing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clean Energy, Energy Security | Tagged California, California Public Utilities Commission, Clean energy, Cyberwar, Energy security, Smart grid, Smart meter | Leave a comment

Mr. Kettle, Meet Mr. Pot: Both Right and Left Guilty of Targeting Imagery

Posted on Monday, January 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

So we’ve all seen the infamous and unfortunate Palin campaign map circa 2010. Below is the Democratic Leadership Council’s “Targeting Strategy” circa 2004 with a reference to Republican-leaning states being “behind enemy lines.” You know what they say about people … Continue reading →

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Posted in Politics | Tagged Democrat, Gabrielle Giffords, Politics, Republican, Sarah Palin | 2 Comments

Please Stick to Economics, Mr. Krugman

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Less than forty-eight hours after a horrible tragedy involving a deranged lunatic whose library includes the works of Karl Marx, Mr. Krugman has the gall to make a blatantly partisan attack. Both parties are guilty of toxic rhetoric, even threats. … Continue reading →