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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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Game Theory for Middle Eastern Dictators

Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Towards a Dominant Strategy In “Saudis Shrug Off Day of Rage: Three Strategies to Suppress a Revolt Before It Starts“, I argued that there are two archetypal models for a dictator to deal with popular revolts in the Middle East: crush them or … 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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The President Who Cried “Recovery”

Posted on Friday, August 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“You can only talk about ‘things are going to get better’… for so long and be a cheerleader for so long before it has to actually happen. And that’s the role of policy, not communications, is to actually make things … 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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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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Bush vs. Obama: Federal Debt

Posted on Monday, August 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Nearly three years after Barack Obama became president, many liberals still insist that Bush is primarily responsible for running up the national debt. While the federal debt did increase by $4.9 trillion on President George W. Bush’s watch, it did not increase at … Continue reading →

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

Posted on Friday, August 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Update: Click here for the most recent jobs statistics. As is customary on this site, 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 … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Fiftieth Birthday: Plenty of Celebration, No Results

Posted on Friday, August 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last Wednesday, President Obama attended a gala celebration in Chicago to celebrate his fiftieth birthday one day early. Attendees paid $35,800 a ticket to bask in the light of their Messiah, and to mingle with musical stars Herbie Hancock and OK … Continue reading →

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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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