Category Archives: Media

Star Wars Episode VII: Managing Currency Fluctuation for the Maximization of Galactic Trade Efficiencies

Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 by Chris Ladd

In 1960 when Barry Goldwater was writing Conscience of a Conservative, the world was in the throes of a massive transition which, though it is continuing today, is much easier to recognize in our time.  It is a move from … Continue reading →

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Remembering D-Day

Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Sixty-seven years ago today, 160,000 Allied troops, supported by 5,000 ships and 13,000 assaulted a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coastline to wrest Continental Europe from the Third Reich. More than 9,000 Allied solders were killed or wounded, but the day ended … Continue reading →

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Leverage Your Personal and Professional Networks: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part VII)

Posted on Sunday, June 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Another way to generate traffic for your blog (and uncover unanticipated opportunities) is to leverage your personal and professional networks. Spread the Word Throughout Your Network Using Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, as I have discussed in a prior blog, can be instrumental … Continue reading →

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Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (May 2011 Jobs Data)

Posted on Friday, June 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics. I posted an article last month that compared the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that time. I felt compelled to publish this article because … Continue reading →

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Romney Is Officially In

Posted on Friday, June 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, Mitt Romney officially declared his candidacy for President of the United States. Because the Republican Party has traditionally supported the candidate it presumes has “paid the most dues”, it is likely that Romney will secure the Republican nomination. On … Continue reading →

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War Experiments Follow-up

Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Nearly two weeks ago, I tried a brief experiment to test Eli Pariser’s contention from his recent book, that Google’s use of 57 signals to personalize someone’s search results leads to a filter bubble. I also promised to include a second post with … Continue reading →

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Take Advantage of the News Cycle: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part VI)

Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Understanding the news cycle is critical for any blogger because potential readers are more likely to come to a blogger’s site if it offers content on a hot topic. As such, an important part of your blogging strategy should focus on … Continue reading →

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Political Typology

Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I discovered another fun application on the Pew Research Center website last week that is very similar to the Political Compass. The application administers a brief test that asks users a host of political questions. It then classifies them in one of 9 categories. Here are my … Continue reading →

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Warming up to Huntsman

Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In the absence of any more compelling Republican candidates, I am finding myself warming up to Jon Huntsman. Why?

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More Ridiculousness from Right- and Left-wing Punditry

Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Earlier this week, liberal radio show host and MSNBC pundit Ed Schultz called right-wing darling Laura Ingraham a slut on his radio program. Above is his apology followed by his original on-air comments. The contrite groveling to which Schultz must subject … Continue reading →

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