Author Archives: Sean Patrick Hazlett

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About Sean Patrick Hazlett

Finance executive, engineer, former military officer, and science fiction and horror writer. Editor of the Weird World War III anthology.

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 →

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American Stealth Drone Crashes in Iran

Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

It seems Iranian claims that an American drone crashed on its territory are true. Not only was the drone in question an American one, but also it had highly sophisticated stealth technology. According to The New York Times, the drone crashed in Iran … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, Technology | Tagged , , | 18 Comments

Predict the Future of Computing Technologies

Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, The New York Times published an interesting application that allows readers to predict the future of various computing technologies. Readers can make their own predictions or change where others’ predictions fit into a future timeline. For what it is worth, you can … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Defense, Energy Security, Mathematics, Media, Science, Technology, War | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Covert Effort to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program Continues

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“Everything that [GOP presidential candidate] Mitt  Romney said we should be doing–tough sanctions, covert action and  pressuring the international community  — are all of the things we are  actually doing.” — unnamed senior Obama administration official In recent months there … 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 , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

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Posted on Sunday, December 4, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In the movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shia LaBeouf’s character, Jacob Moore, asks Josh Brolin’s character, Bretton James, how much money would be enough for him to end his career and settle down. His answer: More. These days, the liberal establishment seems to have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

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

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2011 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 , , , | 15 Comments

Islamists on Track to Win Egyptian Election

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I predicted earlier this year that the Arab Spring would likely result in further Islamic radicalization of the Arab world. According to The New York Times, the “mainstream” Muslim Brotherhood has captured about forty percent of the Egyptian vote, based … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Predictions | Tagged , , , , , | 14 Comments

Biting the Hand That Feeds: Occupy Protestors Close Apple Store on Black Friday

Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The video above shows Occupy Oakland protestors accosting a customer trying to enter the Apple Store in San Francisco on Black Friday. So much for the movement being a whole new paradigm — a whole new paradigm in thuggery, perhaps.

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America’s First Experiment with Socialism

Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I discovered this brilliant Reason.tv video via Divided We Stand United We Fall. Sorry for the delay, I’ve just reawakened from my tryptophan-induced coma. Happy belated Thanksgiving!

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Posted in Finance and Economics, Food Security, Humor, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Freedom vs. Security: Why Pepper Spray Is a Civilized Way to Disrupt Law-Breaking Protests

Posted on Friday, November 25, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

There is an interesting debate going on at Tarheel Red with Nick from Poison Your Mind about the pepper-spray incident at University of California-Davis. The video images of the pepper-spray incident at UC-Davis do not look good. Apparently, they are so … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Crime, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes | Tagged , , , , , | 47 Comments