Category Archives: Finance and Economics

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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Will Healthcare Law Lower or Raise Costs?

Posted on Friday, January 7, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected the healthcare law would shave $140 billion from the deficit over the next decade. This week, it suggested that repealing the law would add $230 billion to the deficit over the same period. … Continue reading →

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Four Pillars of Spending Cuts for Deficit Reduction

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Before the Congress gets mired in the fight to cut the deficit, it is critical that Americans know where the government spends taxpayer dollars and from which sources the government generates most of its tax revenue. Let’s face it. Any … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Unemployment: Political Parties and Job Creation

Posted on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Having examined how the stock market performed under different political parties and Presidential administrations in “Time to Invest: Markets Outperformed during the Second Half of a President’s First Term” and “Think You Can Make Money Investing When Your Party is … Continue reading →

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Time to Invest: Markets Outperformed during the Second Half of a President’s First Term

Posted on Monday, January 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

To follow up on my previous post, “Think You Can Make Money Investing When Your Party is in Power? Guess Again”, I decided to look into how the market performed during different Presidential terms. It turns out that the stock … Continue reading →

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Shamelessly Peddling Keynesian Economics, Again…

Posted on Monday, January 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

One of the most important things I learned as a military officer was to know my adversary. As such, I have always considered it essential to read and think about what the best of the political opposition has to say, … Continue reading →

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Senator Lindsey Graham Shows Uncommon Common Sense and Courage for a Politician

Posted on Sunday, January 2, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today on Meet the Press, Senator Lindsey Graham showed significant political courage by taking a clear and unambiguous stand on reigning in entitlement spending, particularly on Social Security. He vowed: “I will not vote for the debt ceiling increase until … Continue reading →

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Think You Can Make Money Investing When Your Party is in Power? Guess Again

Posted on Sunday, January 2, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Pundits on the left cite the economic prosperity and stock performance during the Clinton administration as evidence of the Democratic Party’s “superior” fiscal policies. Commentators on the right retort that the market did well during the Clinton administration despite his … 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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