Category Archives: Leadership

Blue vs. Red State Inequality

Posted on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, David Brooks published an intriguing opinion editorial about the difference between Blue and Red State inequality. Brooks’ definitions of Blue and Red State inequality are necessarily fuzzy. You might be able to evaluate the issue from a quantitative standpoint, … Continue reading →

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ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part II): Small, but Not Minimal, Government Is Best

Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In Part I of this series, I argued that a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in one’s decision-making … Continue reading →

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ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part I): Data-Driven Decision-Making Produces Pragmatic Public Policy

Posted on Saturday, October 29, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since starting this blog almost ten months ago, I intended to post this site’s guiding principles. Yet ten months into this experiment, I still haven’t done so. So without further ado, here is the first of seven principles that embody the philosophies underlying Reflections … Continue reading →

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We Are the [Insert Number] Percent Who Occupy [Insert Location]

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Some have argued that the Occupy Wall Street protests are simply the left’s version of the Tea Party. I could not agree more. Only Occupy Wall Street is a kind of bizarro Tea Party.

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A Proposal for a More Rational Jobs Bill

Posted on Saturday, October 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Senate Democrats are backpedaling from the President’s proposed jobs bill, because they rightly realize that its impact will fall primarily on middle class families living in higher-cost-of-living blue states. New York Senator Chuck Schumer noted, “In the eyes of many, it … Continue reading →

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Chance of Obama Election Victory Less Than Even

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

Things don’t look so good for President Obama’s chances in November 2012. According to Intrade.com, a site that makes prediction markets for hundreds of real-world events, investors believe that Obama currently has a 47% chance of being re-elected in 2012. … Continue reading →

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Class Warfare Has Consequences

Posted on Friday, September 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“I have found incredible success in raising money for Gov. Romney…We are raising the guy a fortune from people who are disaffected by what the president is doing” — Hedge fund executive Anthony Scaramucci as quoted in the Los Angeles Times … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry’s Republican Class Warfare

Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“As the son of tenant farmers, I can promise you I wasn’t born with four aces in my hand.” – Governor Rick Perry to Iowa GOP activists, not-so-subtly referencing Mitt Romney’s claim that Texas’ success had more to do with low taxes … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Jobs Speech: Marxism Redux?

Posted on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Scapegoating one group of people to convince the rest to follow your self-destructive policies blindly into oblivion is the way of demagogues. President Obama’s speech tonight teetered dangerously on the edge of this technique. I was hoping the President would … Continue reading →

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Why Texas Governors Don’t Go to Prison

Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 by Chris Ladd

Rick Perry’s aide gave a beautifully roundabout answer to a recent question about the blatant quid pro quo that marked his reign as Governor.  The spokesman explained, “There’s never been any wrongdoing substantiated.” Nor will there be.  Remarkably, Perry’s probably … Continue reading →

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