Category Archives: General

Predictions from 1900?

Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As we are about to enter 2012, I thought I would post some interesting predictions supposedly written in 1900. I discovered this list on PBS.org which purports to be predictions from The Ladies Home Journal written in 1900. To be frank, … Continue reading →

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Things My Kids Will Never Learn

Posted on Friday, August 5, 2011 by Chris Ladd

Childhood for my kids differs from my own experience in a lot of ways.  They don’t have a swamp out behind the house for starters.  But the most critical difference is this: they aren’t burdened with the expectation that tomorrow … Continue reading →

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How Many Words Do You Know?

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, I discovered an interesting test on The Economist website. The website, testyourvocab.com, is hosting a serious research project to measure how many words the average English speaker knows. You can take the test here. Given that the English language … Continue reading →

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Who Won the Republican Primary Debate?

Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Because I live on the West Coast and I work modern American hours, I missed the Republican Primary debate by about two hours. I mean, who the heck other than government employees gets home from work before 5 pm? So … Continue reading →

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Reflections of a Rational Republican Passes 1,000-Page Views

Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, Reflections of a Rational Republican passed its first important milestone: 1,000 page views since launching on January 1, 2011! However, this number pales in comparison to top blogging sites like TechCrunch and The Huffington Post. TechCrunch currently gets 9.2 … Continue reading →

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A Return to Reason

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

The current political climate has shifted decisively since the end of the Cold War from a dialogue between two political parties confronting the challenges of a bipolar world to a shouting match between two armed camps engaged in a zero … Continue reading →

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