Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Conflict over Iran’s Nuclear Program Update

Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On December 29th, I cataloged 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 →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War | Tagged Amir Mirzai Hekmati, Covert War, Fereydoun Abbasi, GCC, General Martin Dempsey, Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Isfahan, Leon Panetta, Majid Shahriari, Nuclear proliferation, Obama Administration, OPEC, UAE, United Arab Emirates | Leave a comment

New York Times Editorial Board: Stop Hiding Behind Your False Objectivity and Endorse President Obama

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, The New York Times editorial board published the most one-sided, biased, and unfair attack on the leading Republican contender. It was so partisan that it presented a textbook case of why conservatives must rely increasingly on foreign newspapers like … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Investing, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Bain Capital, LBOs, Leveraged Buyouts, Media bias, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Private Equity, The New York Times | 10 Comments

I Love the Smell of Nepotism in the Morning

Posted on Monday, January 9, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I think she meant “modicum.” Not emoticon. 😉

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Posted in Media, Politics | Tagged Meghan McCain, NBC, Nepotism | 7 Comments

The Democratic National Committee Might Want to Get a New Chair

Posted on Sunday, January 8, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, DNC Chair Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz had a tough time on Fox News Sunday. She exemplified the double standard that some Democrats hold regarding President Obama. For instance, in the clip below, she maintains that Mitt Romney was accountable … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Bain Capital, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Decision 2012, Democrats, DNC Chair, Fox News Sunday, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Republicans, Solyndra, Unemployment | 8 Comments

Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (December 2011 Jobs Data)

Posted on Friday, January 6, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

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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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Bush vs. Obama, President Bush, President Obama, Unemployment | 28 Comments

Protecting Stupid People from Themselves at Taxpayer Expense

Posted on Thursday, January 5, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On Wednesday, President Obama appointed Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “without Senate approval under the constitutional provision for making appointments when lawmakers are in recess.” This appointment begs an obvious question. In an era of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics, Taxes | Tagged CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Cretinous Fool Protection Bureau | 42 Comments

Promises, Promises: Why Hope Is Not a Method

Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Many Democrats continue to blame President Bush for the painfully slow economic recovery. This scapegoating persists despite the facts that Democrats controlled both houses of Congress from 2006 to 2010, and that the country is three years into the Obama … Continue reading →

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Posted in Finance and Economics, Leadership, Policy, Politics, Predictions | Tagged Christina Romer, Democrats, President Obama, Recovery Act, Republicans, Stimulus Bill, Unemployment | 6 Comments

The Young, the Pragmatic, and the Ideological

Posted on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Early entrance polls from CBS show a three-way race among Ron Raul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. According to the network, Paul’s supporters tend to be “male, younger, and many are first-time caucus goers.” Romney’s voters care most about electability, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Leadership, Politics | Tagged Democrats, Iowa, Iowa Caucus, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul | 24 Comments

2011 in Review

Posted on Monday, January 2, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 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 ~59,000 page views, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Writing | Tagged 2011, Blogging, Reflections of a Rational Republican, WordPress.com | Leave a comment

12 Technology Predictions for 2112

Posted on Sunday, January 1, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In a previous comment thread, Professor Scott Erb suggested it would be interesting to hear people’s predictions about future technologies they believe will be available by 2112. Late last week, I threw down the gauntlet and asked folks to post their 12 predictions … Continue reading →