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War Over Women Reaches Hyperbolic Fever Pitch

Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

When Republicans raised legitimate First Amendment concerns about the government’s requirement that religiously-affiliated employers provide free contraceptives to employees, the left spun the issue into the hyperbolic “war on women.” To be sure, Republicans like Rush Limbaugh did not help … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Is On the Line

Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Obamacare remains deeply unpopular among Americans. According to a recent New York Times / CBS News poll, two-thirds of Americans want the Supreme Court to overturn at least some part of the healthcare law. Today, arguments opened at the Supreme … Continue reading →

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The Overbearing Heaviness of Regulation

Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

This week’s edition of The Economist has an excellent article on over-regulation in the United States, and how it is stifling economic growth. For example, America’s share of initial public offerings (IPOs) fell from 67% in 2002 to just 16% … 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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Regulatory Uncertainty in the Obama Administration: Part III

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

So far, I have published two articles showing examples of how the Obama administration’s policy uncertainty has had a negative effect on the economic recovery. In the first piece, I showed four high level examples of how Obama administration policies have negatively impacted the economic recovery. … Continue reading →

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Regulatory Uncertainty in the Obama Administration: Part II

Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last week, I published an article showing four examples of how the Obama administration’s regulatory uncertainty has had a negative effect on the economic recovery. In that piece, I noted that private sector growth sharply decelerated following the passage of the … Continue reading →

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Regulatory Uncertainty in the Obama Administration

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

“Wish we could nail it, but we can’t.” — Exelon CEO John Rowe on future nuclear regulations Some on the left have complained that the right frequently blames Obama for a bad economy, because his administration creates a great deal … Continue reading →

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Not Paying for Sex? You Soon Will Be

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

An advisory panel at the Institute of Medicine recommended this week that all insurers be “required to cover contraceptives for women free of charge” as part of the new healthcare law. Not surprisingly, Obama administration officials said they were likely … Continue reading →

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Another Data Point Against Obamacare

Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“The medical marketplace has really become dominated by the large national carriers…It’s really because it’s not anywhere we feel we can compete effectively.” — Richard Jones, Guardian Life Insurance spokesman Last week I received a letter from my former healthcare … Continue reading →

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