Tag Archives: Democrats

Did Obama Help or Hinder the Recovery? Dueling Campaign Narratives

Posted on Thursday, February 9, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, I came across a variation of the employment chart below in an Obama campaign ad. In this ad, the old adage holds: There are “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” In this campaign season, this truism will likely apply to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Leadership, Policy, Politics | Tagged Decision 2012, Democrats, Employment, Jobs, Lies, President Obama, Republicans, Statistics, Unemployment | 29 Comments

The Disadvantages of Growing up Wealthy

Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Now that I have your attention, I think it is fair to state up front that there really are few disadvantages to growing up wealthy. You never have to worry about finding a job or joining the military to pay … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Leadership, Politics | Tagged Class Tone-Deafness, Democrats, Karen Hughes, Mitt Romney, Republicans | 17 Comments

Marginal Tax Rates And Recessions

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

A Reflections of a Rational Republican reader suggested that I attempt to debunk or challenge the notion from two posts (see “Rich Peoples Taxes Have Little to Do with Job Creation” and “The Myth of the Lower Marginal Tax Rates“) … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics, Taxes | Tagged Center for American Progress, Democrats, Recessions, Republicans, Tax Policy, Tax rates, Taxes | 32 Comments

Private Equity: A Force for Good, or Evil?

Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney has been under a lot of pressure recently because of his private equity experience. Much of this negative media attention stems from certain assumptions about the nature of the private equity industry — assumptions that reflect … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Investing, Politics | Tagged Angel Capital, Buyouts, Democrats, Demon Capital, Egalitarius, Meritocratus, Mitt Romney, Private Equity, Republicans, Unions, Venture Capital | 14 Comments

Are Liberals More Educated Than Conservatives?

Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Update: Click here for the most recent statistics. A surprising amount of anti-conservative bigotry on the web asserts that conservatives are inherently less intelligent than liberals. Admittedly, some prominent conservatives make statements that go against the mainstream scientific consensus on topics such as … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Education, Policy, Politics | Tagged Democrats, Elections, Intelligence, IQ, Republicans | 259 Comments

The Democratic National Committee Might Want to Get a New Chair

Posted on Sunday, January 8, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, DNC Chair Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz had a tough time on Fox News Sunday. She exemplified the double standard that some Democrats hold regarding President Obama. For instance, in the clip below, she maintains that Mitt Romney was accountable … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Bain Capital, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Decision 2012, Democrats, DNC Chair, Fox News Sunday, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Republicans, Solyndra, Unemployment | 8 Comments

Promises, Promises: Why Hope Is Not a Method

Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Many Democrats continue to blame President Bush for the painfully slow economic recovery. This scapegoating persists despite the facts that Democrats controlled both houses of Congress from 2006 to 2010, and that the country is three years into the Obama … Continue reading →

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Posted in Finance and Economics, Leadership, Policy, Politics, Predictions | Tagged Christina Romer, Democrats, President Obama, Recovery Act, Republicans, Stimulus Bill, Unemployment | 6 Comments

The Young, the Pragmatic, and the Ideological

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

Early entrance polls from CBS show a three-way race among Ron Raul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. According to the network, Paul’s supporters tend to be “male, younger, and many are first-time caucus goers.” Romney’s voters care most about electability, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Leadership, Politics | Tagged Democrats, Iowa, Iowa Caucus, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul | 24 Comments

Top 10 Predictions for 2012

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

Last year, 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 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 | 4 Comments

ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part VII): A Strong National Defense Is the Cornerstone of a Robust Republic

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

In Part I of this series, I argued a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in … Continue reading →