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Author Archives: Sean Patrick Hazlett
2012 in Review
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
Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (November 2012 Jobs Data)
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
Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics
Tagged Bush vs. Obama, President Bush, President Obama, Unemployment
7 Comments
The Joke Continues
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
Posted in Leadership, Policy, Politics
Tagged Joseph P. Kennedy III, Nepotism, Sean Bielat
6 Comments
My 2012 Voting Guide for California’s Propositions
Today I’m filling out my absentee ballot for the 2012 election. In the process, I have decided to offer my own recommendations for how a rational Republican should vote on California’s various propositions this year. Moreover, I’ve compared my recommendations … Continue reading
Posted in Business, California, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics
Tagged California, Decision 2012, election 2012, Proposition 30, Proposition 31, Proposition 32, Proposition 33, Proposition 34, Proposition 35, Proposition 36, Proposition 37, Proposition 38, Proposition 39, Proposition 40
8 Comments
Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (October 2012 Jobs Data)
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
Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics
Tagged Bush vs. Obama, President Bush, President Obama, Unemployment
27 Comments
Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (September 2012 Jobs Data)
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
Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics
Tagged Bush vs. Obama, President Bush, President Obama, Unemployment
32 Comments
The End of an Era: The Final Flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
September 21st may have marked the end of an era for America’s manned space program. The space shuttle Endeavour flew a final victory lap over California. The pictures above and below show the shuttle passing over Alcatraz and by the … Continue reading
Posted in California, Mathematics, Policy, Science, Science Fiction, Technology
Tagged Alcatraz, California, Endeavour, NASA, San Francisco, Space program, Space shuttle, Transamerica Building
12 Comments
Reflections of a Rational Republican 