Tag Archives: President Obama

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

Posted on Friday, March 9, 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 | 27 Comments

Iran: Going through the Motions

Posted on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The United States, Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany agreed today to face-to-face talks with Iran regarding its nuclear program. While I am confident the talks will lead to nothing, they are a necessary component of the United States’ coercive … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear proliferation, Politics, War | Tagged Britain, China, France, Germany, Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Kabuki Theater, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear weapons, President Obama, Russia, United States | 16 Comments

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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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, Investing, Policy, Politics | Tagged Dodd-Frank, Flaming Water-skis, Glass-Steagall, Obamacare, Parrots, President Obama, Regulation, Regulatory Uncertainty, Sarbanes-Oxley, The Economist, Unemployment | 15 Comments

Obama and Youth Unemployment

Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In 2008, young adults piled into election booths to vote overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. Their adulation struck me personally as a weird sort of homage to the cult of personality. After all, Obama had no executive experience running any organization … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Education, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Cult of Personality, Decision 2012, President Obama, Unemployment, Young adult unemployment | 21 Comments

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

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

Posted on Friday, February 3, 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 | 130 Comments

Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Three Years Ago?

Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

President Obama has been in office for about three years and six days, which begs the question: Do you feel better off now than you were three years ago? A cursory review of the statistics suggests that the country is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics | Tagged Food stamps, National debt, President Obama, Unemployment | 6 Comments

New York Times Editorial Board: Stop Hiding Behind Your False Objectivity and Endorse President Obama

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, The New York Times editorial board published the most one-sided, biased, and unfair attack on the leading Republican contender. It was so partisan that it presented a textbook case of why conservatives must rely increasingly on foreign newspapers like … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Investing, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged Bain Capital, LBOs, Leveraged Buyouts, Media bias, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Private Equity, The New York Times | 10 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 →