Category Archives: Business

Budget Impasse Silly When Put in Perspective

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As the threat of a government shutdown looms in less than thirty-four hours from now, it is important to put the whole impasse in perspective. When confronted by the sheer weight of the country’s budget and budget deficit, a difference of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics | Tagged Budget deficit, Congress, Democrats, Federal budget, Government shutdown, President Obama, Republicans | 44 Comments

Obama Spoof Getting More Hits Than Real Obama

Posted on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I want to thank the Dividest over at Divided We Stand United We Fall for sharing the observation by Ben Smith at Politico that the GOP parody of President Obama’s first reelection ad is generating far more hits than the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, Humor, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged 2012 campaign, Democrats, GOP, President Obama, Republicans, YouTube | 2 Comments

Americans Have More Pragmatic Views on Energy Policy Than Their Leaders Do

Posted on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

One frustration that I have always had with both the Republican and Democratic energy policies is that neither solves America’s energy problems. On the one hand, the Democratic strategy would result in the nation’s economic collapse in twenty years or … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Policy, Politics, Solar, Wind | Tagged Democrats, Energy Policy, Republicans | 6 Comments

Reality Check for Employment Gains Euphoria

Posted on Sunday, April 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I found this interesting graph via The Economist, which sourced it from Calculated Risk. It should serve to temper faux euphoria over the wonderful employment gains the country saw in March 2011. As this chart clearly shows, the country is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics | Tagged Calculated Risk, Economic disaster, Unemployment | Leave a comment

Bush vs. Obama: Total Private Sector Employment

Posted on Saturday, April 2, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics. Some left-leaning sites have pointed to the chart above as a sign that Obama’s economic policies are a smashing success because total private sector employment has consistently increased in the last thirteen months. However, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics | Tagged President George W. Bush, President Obama, Total private sector jobs, Unemployment | 76 Comments

President Obama Does Something Right (Finally)

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

Today, President Obama introduced something that I believe is the beginning of a good bipartisan effort to reduce American dependence on foreign oil. While I have not yet had an opportunity to read through his entire plan, my remarks here are based on what … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy | Tagged Dependence of foreign oil, Energy security, Fossil fuels, Middle East, nuclear, Oil, oil drilling, Peak oil, President Obama | 12 Comments

Iraq vs. Libya: Exposing the Left’s Hypocrisy

Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I am excited to announce that I am now a contributor on Breitbart’s Big Peace site. My first article is entitled, “Iraq vs. Libya: Exposing Left Wing Hypocrisy.” Here is an excerpt: “In the rush to act in Libya, some liberals have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Media, Middle East, Policy, Politics | Tagged George W. Bush, Iraq, Libya, President Obama, Qaddafi, Saddam, United Nations | 13 Comments

There Is Still Hope For Nuclear Power

Posted on Monday, March 21, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

After all the negative news from Japan, it is heartening to see that the venture capital community is still funding companies working on smaller, more efficient, and safer nuclear reactors (See the following article at Greentechmedia). One such company, NuScale, designs … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Investing, Nuclear Power, Policy | Tagged Greentechmedia, Japan, Nuclear reactor, NuScale | Leave a comment

Sell to Sucker: Potassium Iodide for Sale!

Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

©2011 Reflections of a Rational Republican Welcome to Tulipomania circa 2011. In 1624, a tulip bulb became so valuable that some wealthy merchants were willing to pay a sum roughly equal to their annual income for it. And so now … Continue reading →