Category Archives: China

Predictions 2011: How Are They Currently Trending?

Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On January 1, I made some predictions about different events in 2011. I thought it would be interesting to track how some of these predictions are currently trending to measure both my and my readers’ accuracy. I have only commented … Continue reading →

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Rebuke of Republican Rejection of Renewables Not Far Off the Mark

Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, the New York Times published a Room for Debate series of columns on “Can the U.S. Compete With China on Green Tech?”. I wanted to focus in particular on David Roberts’ column, “Understanding the Objective“, which decries the Republican … Continue reading →

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Prudent Protectionism for American Exceptionalism

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

Greentechmedia published an interesting article yesterday (see “DOD Must Buy American-Made, Not Chinese, Solar Panels”) bemoaning the Buy American provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 for solar panels used on U.S. military installations. While I … Continue reading →

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China’s Cyber Espionage Program Pays Dividends

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published an article (see “A Chinese Stealth Challenge”) on the emergence of China’s new stealth fighter, the J-20, which looks suspiciously like the American F-35. Some experts have suggested that the Chinese aircraft appears it … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Predictions for 2011

Posted on Saturday, January 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

To welcome the new year, I thought it might be interesting and fun to make some predictions about different events in 2011. Finance and Economics 1. Buoyed by healthier signs of a recovery, the S&P500 ends the year up 15% … Continue reading →

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