Category Archives: Politics

We Are the [Insert Number] Percent Who Occupy [Insert Location]

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Some have argued that the Occupy Wall Street protests are simply the left’s version of the Tea Party. I could not agree more. Only Occupy Wall Street is a kind of bizarro Tea Party.

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A Proposal for a More Rational Jobs Bill

Posted on Saturday, October 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Senate Democrats are backpedaling from the President’s proposed jobs bill, because they rightly realize that its impact will fall primarily on middle class families living in higher-cost-of-living blue states. New York Senator Chuck Schumer noted, “In the eyes of many, it … Continue reading →

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

Posted on Friday, October 7, 2011 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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Chance of Obama Election Victory Less Than Even

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Things don’t look so good for President Obama’s chances in November 2012. According to Intrade.com, a site that makes prediction markets for hundreds of real-world events, investors believe that Obama currently has a 47% chance of being re-elected in 2012. … Continue reading →

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My Occupy Wall Street Demands

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“These demands will create so many jobs it will be completely impossible to fill them without an open borders policy.” — Lloyd J. Hart, precocious and Jefferson-esque author of Occupy Wall Street Demands I recently discovered this list of demands from an … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Economic Outlook?

Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The New York Times published an interesting interactive tool today allowing users to provide their opinions on the American economy. The tool then plots each user’s position amongst a group of one hundred other random people, based on their relative optimism … Continue reading →

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Bureaucratic Blundering Behind Debit Fee Debacle and Health Premium Hikes

Posted on Saturday, October 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Financial Foolishness Earlier this week, Bank of America announced plans to charge customers $5 each month on accounts that make at least one debit card purchase in a given month. The bank itself cited recent regulations as the primary reason … Continue reading →

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Class Warfare Has Consequences

Posted on Friday, September 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“I have found incredible success in raising money for Gov. Romney…We are raising the guy a fortune from people who are disaffected by what the president is doing” — Hedge fund executive Anthony Scaramucci as quoted in the Los Angeles Times … Continue reading →

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Berkeley Bake Sale: Reasonable or Racist?

Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

This past Tuesday, the Berkeley College Republicans sponsored a bake sale on campus that sold cupcakes at different prices based on ethnicity. Whites had to pay the highest prices at $2 per cupcake, while Native Americans received the lowest prices … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry’s Republican Class Warfare

Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“As the son of tenant farmers, I can promise you I wasn’t born with four aces in my hand.” – Governor Rick Perry to Iowa GOP activists, not-so-subtly referencing Mitt Romney’s claim that Texas’ success had more to do with low taxes … Continue reading →

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