Monthly Archives: December 2011

ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part IV): Free Markets Are Preferable to Tightly Controlled Ones…

Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In Part I of this series, I argued a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blogging, Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Healthcare, International Security, Leadership, Mathematics, Media, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Technology, Writing | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Is President Obama’s Recent Self-Comparison with Teddy Roosevelt a Valid One?

Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 by mbsbvu

President Barack Obama’s December 6th speech in Kansas in which he compared himself to Teddy Roosevelt just happened to coincide with a trip my wife and another couple made several weeks ago. We had the great pleasure to visit Theodore … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Taxes, War | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

Gender Genie Identifies Sex Based on Writing Style

Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today I discovered a fascinating tool called the Gender Genie thanks to Clarissa over at Clarissa’s Blog. The tool purports to be able to predict one’s gender based on a sample of one’s writing. I decided to test the tool on … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blogging, Humor, Predictions, Writing | Tagged , | 9 Comments

2011 Feedback: Reflections of a Rational Republican

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As 2012 approaches, it is time to reflect on what has worked and what hasn’t on this blog. I have plenty of data and statistics that helps me assess which posts were popular and which were not well-received. That said, … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blogging, Business, Media, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Covert Effort to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program Continues: Part II

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On December 5th, I catalogued several incidents that occurred during the past two years, indicating that a covert war between the West (including Israel) and Iran was well underway. In recent days, several prominent American defense officials have begun signaling that the conflict … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Iran One Year Away from Assembling Nuclear Device

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Tonight 60 Minutes aired an interview with U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta. In that interview, the Secretary of Defense made several important and provocative statements. These statements include: The fact that there have been efforts to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Kim Jong Il Is Dead

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

North Korea’s Dear Leader apparently died on Saturday from fatigue during a train ride. His son, Kim Jong Un, will take over as leader of the country. While this development may seem like a positive one, there is likely to … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Defense, Leadership, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, War | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Writers of the Future Contest Tips

Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I apologize to many of the folks who follow this blog for it being a relatively quiet week. I had a good reason. I was polishing up my short story submission for the Writers of the Future Contest, which I submitted … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Science Fiction, Technology, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Intriguing Income Inequality Facts

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, I came across some interesting facts about the “rich” in this country that either challenge those offered by the Occupy Wall Street movement, or force its followers reconsider how they “redistribute” wealth in this country. Let’s Do the Time Warp Again … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics, Social Security, Socialism, Taxes | Tagged , , , , , | 19 Comments

Blogging to Build an Audience 101: 10 Lessons about Building an Online Platform in One Year

Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Attached is the presentation I delivered informally today at my local chapter of the California Writers Club. For those who’ve been following this site for some time, much of it is an update from the previous eleven-part series I posted on … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blogging, Writing | Tagged | 7 Comments