Monthly Archives: April 2013

How NOT to Talk to People About Liberty

Posted on April 13, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Just because something can be justified according to theoretical libertarianism does not mean most people aren’t going to recoil at what is being suggested…      Perhaps the mentioning of the Federal Reserve, “Agenda 21,” and Birtherism. should also be on that … Continue reading →

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Leviathan’s Children

Posted on April 12, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive left have a collectivist view of society where that “everything within the state; nothing outside the state; nothing against the state.”  Nowhere is that more clear than their view towards people’s children.  The state becomes the substitute parent … Continue reading →

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An Intellectual Monoculture Dedicated Above All to Identity Politics

Posted on April 11, 2013 by The Political Hat

Bowdoin: A Case Study of The Failure of Higher Education      A recent address given by Barry Mills, the President of Bowdoin (a small liberal arts college).  Therein he addresses an encounter with a fellow golfer who was critical of the … Continue reading →

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Why Victim Disarmament Zones are a Bad Idea

Posted on April 11, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Amanda Collins, a student at the University of Nevada, Reno, possesses a CCW (Concealed Carry Permit).  The University of Nevada, Reno, however, requires that to exercise one’s right to conceal carry, they must attain the permission of the University, which is practically … Continue reading →

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Nevada Senate May Consider Gun Transfer Ban

Posted on April 10, 2013 by The Political Hat

     This Friday is the deadline for bills to pass out of committee in their originating house      The Nevada Assembly’s Judicial Committee is considering SB221, which would criminalize the private transfer of firearms.      It is being heard in committee Thursday 11th … Continue reading →

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The Child Hostage Takers of the CTU

Posted on April 10, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The President of the infamous Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, has been caught on tape recommending that teachers lie to parents as a regular course of action.      Why does she think parents should be lied to?  Because then they can … Continue reading →

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Retirement …To Each According To Their Needs

Posted on April 9, 2013 by The Political Hat

     President Obama’s budget for 2013 includes a limitation of how much people can put away in their IRA in order to save less than a billion dollars a year and to achieve greater “fairness.”      Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) would be … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Totalitarian Freedom

Posted on April 8, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Obama has expressed his frustration with the 2nd Amendment and those who oppose the anti-civil liberties bills being passed and proposed across the country.  He asks why “we” can’t pass gun control legislation when: “Well, the government is us. These … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher, R.I.P.

Posted on April 8, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has passed away at the age of 87.      There is no better way to explain just what she did and what she achieved than hear her words as she spoke them.      Margaret Thatcher on … Continue reading →

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News of the Week for Apr. 7th, 2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by The Political Hat

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