Category Archives: Defense

Remembering Jay on Memorial Day 2013

Posted on Monday, May 27, 2013 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Every Memorial Day, I believe it is my duty to honor the sacrifice of my friend, Jay. As the world changes and the years fade, it is important that those who remain never forget. Jay exemplifies that long gray line … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Defense, Energy Security, Middle East, Terrorism, War | Tagged 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Iraq, Jay, Memorial Day, National Training Center | 7 Comments

Top 10 Predictions for 2013

Posted on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Two years ago, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of the year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Central Asia, China, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Investing, Leadership, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Taxes, War | Tagged 2013 predictions, Ashton Carter, Barack Obama, Democrats, Iran, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Oil, President Obama, Republicans, Secretary of Defense | 3 Comments

Top 10 Predictions for 2012: Results

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In 2011, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of that year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Central Asia, China, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Investing, Leadership, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Taxes, War | Tagged 2012 Predictions, Barack Obama, Decision 2012, Democrats, Iran, Iraq, Kim Jong Un, Mitt Romney, North Korea, Oil, Republicans | 8 Comments

Niall Ferguson Is My Hero

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Niall Ferguson’s recent Newsweek piece, which convincingly and dispassionately argues why the country ought not re-elect Barack Obama, has really irritated the liberal cognescenti. So much so, that progressive patron saint Paul Krugman took time from his summer vacation to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Defense, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Cognitive Dissonance, Harvard University, LZ Granderson, Newsweek, Niall Ferguson, Paul Krugman | 24 Comments

Representative Walsh Gives Republicans Good Reason to Stay Home on Election Day

Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“Now I’m running against a woman who, my God, that’s all she talks about. Our true heroes, it’s the last thing in the world they talk about.” — Representative Joe Walsh, R-IL A recent video emerged in which Representative Joe … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Leadership, Media, Politics | Tagged Character, Congressional Elections, Democrats, Illinois, Joe Walsh, Republicans, Shame, Tammy Duckworth | 125 Comments

Remembering Jay Again on Memorial Day

Posted on Monday, May 28, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

It is not just on Memorial Day that I am reminded of Jay’s sacrifice for his country. However, it is on Memorial Day that I find it appropriate to remind others of his honorable life, which was underscored by his … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Defense, Energy Security, Middle East, Terrorism, War | Tagged 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Iraq, Jay, Memorial Day, National Training Center | 6 Comments

Barack Obama: Osama Slayer

Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since everything seems to come in threes, it seems both Republicans and Democrats are now fighting over another ridiculous campaign non-issue beside the “war on women” and the “war on dogs”: the slaying of Osama bin Laden. On the one … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Policy, Politics, Terrorism | Tagged Barack Obama, Democrats, Jimmy Carter, Mitt Romney, Navy SEALs, Osama bin Laden, Republicans | 88 Comments

It’s the Economy, Stupid: Unsolicited Campaign Advice for Mitt Romney

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In 1992, President Clinton defeated incumbent President George Bush, Sr. using a campaign slogan cleverly devised by his campaign strategist, James Carville. At a time when the president had decisive foreign policy victories ranging from the end of the Cold … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, China, Defense, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Policy, Politics | Tagged Decision 2012, Democrats, It's the Economy Stupid, Mitt Romney, President Clinton, President George Herbert Walker Bush, President George W. Bush, President Obama, Republicans, Unemployment, War on Women | 13 Comments

Veterans or Lawyers?

Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 by kevinremus

With the Republican primary constantly in the news, and with the Presidential election rapidly approaching, I thought I would open a debate about military and public service. When looking at the President, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Healthcare, Leadership, Policy, Politics | Tagged Congress, Healthcare, Kevin Remus, Lawyers, Leadership, Supreme Court, U.S. Army | 14 Comments

The Kennedy Way? Clan Over Country or Country Over Clan?

Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“I believe this country was founded on a simple idea: that every person deserves to be treated fairly, by each other and by their government.” – Joseph P. Kennedy III announcing his bid for Congress Really? Several years ago, Joseph … Continue reading →