Category Archives: Politics

Are Liberals More Educated Than Conservatives? (2012 Election Update)

Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2013 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

A year ago, I analyzed the education levels of Democratic and Republican voters for a total of five Presidential and Midterm elections. In that analysis, I had concluded that people at both the high and low ends of the educational … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Education, Policy, Politics | Tagged Decision 2012, Democrats, Elections, Intelligence, IQ, obama, Republicans, Romney | 70 Comments

Top 10 Predictions for 2013

Posted on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Two years ago, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of the year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Central Asia, China, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Investing, Leadership, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Taxes, War | Tagged 2013 predictions, Ashton Carter, Barack Obama, Democrats, Iran, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Oil, President Obama, Republicans, Secretary of Defense | 3 Comments

Top 10 Predictions for 2012: Results

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In 2011, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of that year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Central Asia, China, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Investing, Leadership, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Taxes, War | Tagged 2012 Predictions, Barack Obama, Decision 2012, Democrats, Iran, Iraq, Kim Jong Un, Mitt Romney, North Korea, Oil, Republicans | 8 Comments

Bush vs. Obama: Unemployment (November 2012 Jobs Data)

Posted on Sunday, December 9, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics. On the first Friday of every month, I update the unemployment numbers so that I can compare the unemployment rate under President George W. Bush with the unemployment rate under President Obama at that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Bush vs. Obama, President Bush, President Obama, Unemployment | 7 Comments

The Joke Continues

Posted on Sunday, November 4, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I’ve been meaning to send an update on the contest for the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts, where my good friend, Sean Bielat, is running against an empty suit representing the Kennedy clan. Below, I’ve posted two segments of a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Leadership, Policy, Politics | Tagged Joseph P. Kennedy III, Nepotism, Sean Bielat | 6 Comments

Stalemate?

Posted on Sunday, November 4, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today I filled out my predictions for the 2012 presidential election using CNN’s electoral map, and I’m predicting a stalemate. That’s right — a stalemate.

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Posted in Policy, Politics, Predictions | Tagged Barack Obama, Decision 2012, election 2012, Electoral College, Mitt Romney, Stalemate | 11 Comments

My 2012 Voting Guide for California’s Propositions

Posted on Saturday, November 3, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today I’m filling out my absentee ballot for the 2012 election. In the process, I have decided to offer my own recommendations for how a rational Republican should vote on California’s various propositions this year. Moreover, I’ve compared my recommendations … Continue reading →