Category Archives: California

Politically Incorrect in San Francisco?

Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

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Posted in California, Defense, International Security, Politics, War | Tagged Candlestick Park, Forty Niners, San Francisco, San Francisco Forty Niners, Veterans, Veterans Day Weekend | Leave a comment

Battle of the Crater: Fascinating Tale of a Little-Known Battle

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Battle of the Crater is Newt Gingrich’s and William R. Forstchen’s fascinating historical novel about this infamous battle, in which the Union Ninth Corps attempted to end the siege of Petersburg, Virginia (Click here to listen to an excerpt from the audiobook … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Reviews, California, Central Asia, China, Climate Change, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, International Security, Mathematics, Media, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology, War | Tagged Battle of the Crater, Book review, Civil War, Newt Gingrich, United States, William R. Forstchen | 6 Comments

Profiles in Incompetence: Mayor Jean Quan of Oakland

Posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Sometimes the decisions and actions of a single individual can lead to disaster. It does not happen often, because most good leaders surround themselves with people who help them compensate for their blind spots. Mayor Jean Quan is not one of those … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Crime, Finance and Economics, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Unions | Tagged An Open Letter to the Citizens of Oakland from the Oakland Police Officers’ Association, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Incompetence, Mayor Jean Quan, Oakland Police Officer's Association, Port of Oakland | 6 Comments

How Will Occupy Wall Street End?

Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Commentators have engaged in a great deal of speculation about how they believe the Occupy Wall Street movement will evolve over time. Will it end violently like it did in Oakland? Will it become an enduring movement that forever changes … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Socialism, Taxes | Tagged America, Democrats, Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Polls | 17 Comments

Cost per Job in DOE’s Loan Program Qualifies for One-Percent Status

Posted on Saturday, October 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As of today, October 22, 2011, the cost per job created (or saved) from the Department of Energy’s Federal Loan Guarantee Program is $554,217.61 (i.e., $35.9B in federal loan guarantees divided by 64,776 jobs). The most famous of these loan guarantees was the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Taxes | Tagged DOE, DOE Federal Loan Guarantee Program, Occupy Wall Street, One-Percenters, OWS, Solyndra | 4 Comments

Ivory Tower Hypocrisy at Occupy Los Angeles: Part II

Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, I pointed out the blatant hypocrisy inherent in the UCLA Department of Education’s faculty statement of solidarity with the Occupy LA movement. Not only does the statement do nothing to reduce “the systematic undermining of equal educational opportunity for all students … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Education, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Education, Hypocrisy, Occupussies, Occupy Los Angeles, Rising tuition, UCLA, UCLA Department of Education, UCLA Department of Education's statement of solidarity with Occupy LA | 5 Comments

Ivory Tower Hypocrisy at Occupy Los Angeles

Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“Universities share one characteristic with compulsive gamblers and exiled royalty: there is never enough money to satisfy their desires.” — Derek Bok, a former president of Harvard I found this statement of solidarity with the Occupy Los Angeles movement on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Education, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Derek Bok, Education, Harvard, Hypocrisy, Occupussies, Occupy Los Angeles, Rising tuition, UCLA Department of Education, UCLA Department of Education's statement of solidarity with Occupy LA | 18 Comments

Foreclosure on Wall Street West Fizzles

Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, Foreclosure on Wall Street West conducted a demonstration against Wells Fargo Bank. The protestors also blocked customers from accessing their funds. Overall, the protest seemed quite small, as far as San Francisco protests go. I planned to conduct some … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes | Tagged Foreclosure on Wall Street West, Occupussies, Occupy Wall Street, San Francisco, Wells Fargo | 1 Comment

Berkeley Bake Sale: Reasonable or Racist?

Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

This past Tuesday, the Berkeley College Republicans sponsored a bake sale on campus that sold cupcakes at different prices based on ethnicity. Whites had to pay the highest prices at $2 per cupcake, while Native Americans received the lowest prices … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Education, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Affirmative action, Berkeley, Berkeley College Republicans, Proposition 209, SB 185, University of California | 1 Comment

Music During 9/11

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

People have a tendency to develop emotional memories after a particularly traumatic event. Sometimes they are able to repress these memories, only reminded of them after hearing a sound or a song that brings them back. While I was fortunately … Continue reading →