Category Archives: Social Security

A Whiff of Grapeshot: What’s Good Enough for Londonderry, is Good Enough for London

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“This is criminality, pure and simple, and it has to be confronted and defeated” — British Prime Minister David Cameron As the mayhem in London continues for a fourth night, it is important to determine the trigger, the motivations of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime, Defense, Finance and Economics, Food Security, International Security, Media, Policy, Politics, Social Security, Taxes, Terrorism, Uncategorized | Tagged 2011 London riots, Anarchy in the U.K., BBC, David Cameron, Mark Duggan, Scotland Yard, Sex Pistols | 7 Comments

Bush vs. Obama: Food Stamps

Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“I’m sort of a foodie, and I’m not going to do the ‘living off ramen’ thing,” — University of Chicago graduate receiving food stamps Since President Obama became President in January 2009, nearly 14 million additional Americans were receiving food stamps as of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Media, Policy, Politics, Social Security, Taxes | Tagged Food stamps, President George W. Bush, President Obama | 63 Comments

The Debt Deal: Pros and Cons

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Now that the House “approved a budget agreement intended to head off a potential government default” 269 to 161, and that the Senate will likely pass the bill tomorrow, the crisis has ended exactly how the bond market predicted it would: … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Defense, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, Media, Policy, Politics, Social Security, Taxes | Tagged Bicameral, Bipartisan, Congress, debt ceiling, Debt ceiling agreement, Debt Crisis, Democrats, House of Representatives, Medicaid, President Obama, Republicans, Senate, Social Security | 10 Comments

African-Americans Not Doing So Well Under the First African-American President

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In 2008, buoyed by promises of hope and change, 95% of African-American voters cast a ballot for then-Presidential candidate Obama. Nearly three years later, they have been rewarded with plenty of change, but with more hopelessness than hope. In an article he … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Social Security, Taxes, Unions | Tagged African-Americans, Alaska, Conservatives, Democrats, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, President Obama, Unemployment, Walter Russell Mead, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming | 8 Comments

Silence GOP Lies

Posted on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington is between Chuck Schumer and a camera.” — Unattributed saying about Senator Chuck Schumer Every election cycle, I get various fundraising letters from both political parties. I always understood why I received … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Climate Change, Education, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, Media, Policy, Politics, Social Security, Taxes, Unions | Tagged Democrats, Fahrenheit 451, Fundraising, Republicans, Senator Chuck Schumer | 2 Comments

An Open Letter to Aspiring Presidential Candidates: Seven Questions

Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, I invited all of the current declared Presidential nominees to my site for a 10-question interview on all elements of their policies ranging from healthcare to international security. I suggested that I would post a series of 7 questions … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, China, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Crime, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Healthcare, International Security, Investing, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Social Security, Special Guests, Taxes, Terrorism, Unions, War | Tagged Decision 2012, Democrats, Gary E. Johnson, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, President Obama, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty | 12 Comments

An Open Letter to Aspiring Presidential Candidates

Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As competition for the Republican Presidential nomination heats up, I wanted to invite all of the current declared Presidential nominees to my site for a 10-question interview on all elements of their policies ranging from healthcare to international security. Format … Continue reading →

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Who Won the Republican Primary Debate?

Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Because I live on the West Coast and I work modern American hours, I missed the Republican Primary debate by about two hours. I mean, who the heck other than government employees gets home from work before 5 pm? So … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Central Asia, China, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Crime, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, General, Healthcare, International Security, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Science, Social Security, Taxes, Terrorism, Unions, War | Tagged Decision 2012, Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty | 8 Comments

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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Posted in Business, Defense, Education, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, International Security, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Social Security | Tagged Budget deficit, Federal debt | 10 Comments

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 →