Category Archives: Media

Sell to Sucker: Potassium Iodide for Sale!

Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

©2011 Reflections of a Rational Republican Welcome to Tulipomania circa 2011. In 1624, a tulip bulb became so valuable that some wealthy merchants were willing to pay a sum roughly equal to their annual income for it. And so now … Continue reading →

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Thurston and Talbot: Mitigating Michael Moore

Posted on Monday, March 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Michael Moore’s rousing March 5th speech to the Wisconsin masses has made Thurston and Talbot very nervous. How will they stop the Madison Marauder?

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The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I decided to break from tradition and to publish something a little less serious. I put together this little video using a program called xtranormal. It is satire on what many left bloggers write and think about conservatives. Huffington Post … Continue reading →

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No Representation With Misrepresentation

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In recent years both the right and the left have engaged in petty “gotcha” politics in which political operatives deliberately misrepresent themselves and goad their political opponents into making damaging statements that help these operatives score petty political victories. While … Continue reading →

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Decision Points: Good Read, Bad Style

Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Source: ©2011 Reflections of a Rational Republican Decision Points is President George W. Bush’s personal account of the most consequential decisions that impacted his controversial presidency. Whether one likes President Bush or detests him, this book is a must read … Continue reading →

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Debunking Peak Phosphorus

Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

U.S. Rock Phosphate Production vs. Price, Source: Adapted from USGS data The media’s fascination with the prospect of peak oil has spread to another commodity — phosphorus. In Julian Cribb’s 2010 book, The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and … Continue reading →

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Parting with Olbermann Not Partisan, Just Stone Stupid

Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In my professional opinion, letting Keith Olbermann go is arguably the dumbest business decision a media firm has made in the last twelve months. Like NPR’s firing of Juan Williams last year, this decision seems emotionally charged and personal. The … Continue reading →

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