Category Archives: Business

The Filter Bubble: A Great Book That Exposes an Emerging Trend

Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.” — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You is Eli Pariser’s fascinating account … Continue reading →

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Explaining Falling Crime Rates in a Struggling Economy

Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In early June, The Economist published an article showing declining U.S. crime rates. The magazine posed an interesting question: Why does crime continue to decline in the United States, even when unemployment is high?

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What the Tea Party Gets Right

Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011 by Chris Ladd

“I think we have to blow up the place.” — Retiring Sen. George Voinivich on how to fix Congress Source: goplifer, chron.com It’s not easy to glean a coherent message from the raspy bullhorns of the Tea Party Movement. I get the … Continue reading →

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California vs. Delaware

Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Earlier this month, I travelled to Delaware for a family event. Before the event, I had been trying to open a business bank account for an LLC I incorporated in Delaware several year ago. I intended the LLC to be … Continue reading →

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Tax Incentives Work

Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since the economic recovery began, business spending on employees has grown an anemic 2%, while equipment and software spending has expanded by 26%. Part of this differential is due to the fact that equipment prices have dropped 2.4%, while labor … Continue reading →

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Household Unions: You Move, We Sue

Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Imagine two scenarios.

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Who Won the Republican Primary Debate?

Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Because I live on the West Coast and I work modern American hours, I missed the Republican Primary debate by about two hours. I mean, who the heck other than government employees gets home from work before 5 pm? So … Continue reading →

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Generate Unique and Interesting Content: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part X)

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

My previous nine posts focused primarily on how to drive traffic to your site. Once you have been blogging for several months and have built up a small following, the next step is to keep your readers coming back for … Continue reading →

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Use Multiple Media to Engage Your Audience: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part IX)

Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Sometimes viewing nothing but text can get boring. Consequently, you should consider mixing it with other forms of media. The last thing you want is a boring and static blog that readers avoid like cancer.

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Why the Right Needs a Dog in the Clean Energy Fight

Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The problem with the current energy debate is that on the one hand, the right’s solutions will keep the economy humming for the next twenty years after which there will be a massive energy crisis.

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