Category Archives: Politics

Niall Ferguson Is My Hero

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Niall Ferguson’s recent Newsweek piece, which convincingly and dispassionately argues why the country ought not re-elect Barack Obama, has really irritated the liberal cognescenti. So much so, that progressive patron saint Paul Krugman took time from his summer vacation to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Defense, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Cognitive Dissonance, Harvard University, LZ Granderson, Newsweek, Niall Ferguson, Paul Krugman | 24 Comments

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

Posted on Friday, August 3, 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 | 75 Comments

Honoring Milton Friedman

Posted on Friday, August 3, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

July 31st would have been free market economist Milton Friedman’s one-hundredth birthday. I have posted the following videos in his honor. These videos not only include Friedman’s eloquent defense of free market principles, but also they illustrate the truism that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Education, Finance and Economics, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Unions | Tagged Free market economics, Milton Friedman | 5 Comments

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

Posted on Friday, July 6, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Bush vs. Obama, President Bush, President Obama, Unemployment | 61 Comments

Representative Walsh Gives Republicans Good Reason to Stay Home on Election Day

Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“Now I’m running against a woman who, my God, that’s all she talks about. Our true heroes, it’s the last thing in the world they talk about.” — Representative Joe Walsh, R-IL A recent video emerged in which Representative Joe … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Leadership, Media, Politics | Tagged Character, Congressional Elections, Democrats, Illinois, Joe Walsh, Republicans, Shame, Tammy Duckworth | 125 Comments

Announcing the ROARR Store

Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I have decided to open a storefront on CaféPress so that my readers can purchase items I have designed, often in bad taste. The beauty of CaféPress is that it handles procurement, shipping, and returns, allowing me to focus on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Politics | Tagged CafePress, Reflections of a Rational Republican, ROARR, ROARR Store | 21 Comments

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

Posted on Friday, June 1, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Bush vs. Obama, President Bush, President Obama, Unemployment | 76 Comments

Romney Visits Solyndra

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

What’s worse, a private equity firm that invests millions of dollars for sophisticated private investors in a company that ultimately fails, or a government program that allocates tax payer dollars along with investors who are also major campaign donors to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Finance and Economics, Investing, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Solar | Tagged Bureaucracy, Democrats, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Private Equity, Republicans, Romney Visits Solyndra, Solyndra | 20 Comments

A Tale of Two Julias

Posted on Monday, May 7, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As Democrats continue to push their hyperbolic “War on Women,” something actually useful has resulted from the exchange between Republicans and Democrats. I would like to thank both the World in Motion and Doubleplusgood Infotainment blogs for making me aware … Continue reading →