Category Archives: Policy

S&P Lowers United States Debt Outlook to Negative

Posted on Monday, April 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today,  Standard & Poor’s lowered its rating outlook for United States debt from stable to negative on the heels of the American government’s persistent dysfunction to reduce the deficit. The market’s reaction has been slightly negative to this news, even though … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Continues Pursuit of Endgame for Libya

Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In another sign that the Obama administration is moving toward an endgame in Libya, the United States is seeking a refuge for Qaddafi in the event of a settlement. The refuge will likely be in another African nation that has “not signed or … Continue reading →

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Your Airport Security Line is About to Get a Lot Longer

Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Transportation Security Administration screeners will finish casting their votes on whether to unionize by next Tuesday. The smart money says that the majority of the 44,000 airport screeners will vote for unionization. TSA unionization is a terrible idea for three reasons.

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California Dreaming: Governor Moonbeam’s Taxation Nirvana

Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“There is a certain amount of magical thinking going on under the Capitol dome. And the magical thinking is that the $13.5 billion can be conjured. Poof! Getting that $13.5 billion is going to take some taxes. And if it’s … Continue reading →

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Obama Debt Reduction Speech Rife with Class Warfare and Partisanship, But Good Start

Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

To be frank, the first part of President Obama’s speech today at George Washington University was difficult for me to stomach. While the President gave a cursory nod to Ronald Reagan by acknowledging that America was a country of rugged individualists, he offered … Continue reading →

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Grover Norquist, Hypocrite on Ethanol

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Normally, I generally agree with Grover Norquist’s calls to reduce the size of America’s bloated government. However, this recent article in The Economist made me furious. Mr. Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), an organization whose raison d’etre is to reduce the size and complexity of … Continue reading →

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The Death of Common Sense

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

This video outraged me. The TSA continues to pat down and drug test random children. What’s the point? What ever happened to critical thinking in this country? There is no logical security reason to pat down children unless one has reasonable … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Is a Mess

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, The New York Times reported on Pakistan’s demand that the United States sharply reduce the number of CIA and Special Forces personnel operating in the country. Many of these personnel have been involved in the United States’ highly successful Predator … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Debt Reduction Plan

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On Wednesday, President Obama will present his debt reduction plan to a university audience. According to The New York Times, the President will urge Republican lawmakers to join him in finding ways “to raise revenues and reduce the growth of popular … Continue reading →

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Political Compass

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I discovered another fun application this week called the Political Compass via Divided We Stand United We Fall. The application administers a brief test that asks users a host of political questions. The application then scores their answers and plots these scores on the … Continue reading →

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