Monthly Archives: May 2016

Being Denied Service For Affirming Reality

Posted on May 31, 2016 by The Political Hat

     In New York City you can be denied service in any establishment for insisting that a man is a man, or otherwise denying the invented personal reality of “trans”-persons by not using their preferred personal pronouns.*      As Eugene Volokh notes: … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (May 28th, 2016)

Posted on May 28, 2016 by The Political Hat

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Storm Troopers of Political Correctness

Posted on May 27, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The University of California, Santa Cruz has established their own frontline Sturmabteilung for Political Correctness: “UCSC’s Hate/Bias Response Team reviews all hate/bias incident reports and the appropriate member(s) will contact the reporter/victim, if this is desired, to provide support and … Continue reading →

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Political Ploys Are Born This Way

Posted on May 26, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The statement that homosexuality is always an unchangeable trait was a prerequisite for protection under “equal opportunity” laws, such as those that covered race and sex.      Later, the transgender movement pushed the idea that the brain and the body didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Alt-Right Is NOT Conservative

Posted on May 25, 2016 by The Political Hat

     This isn’t about Donald Trump.  This isn’t about most of Trump’s supporters.  It is about some of Trump’s supporters, specifically the “Alt-Right.”      Trump’s campaign has been cat-nip to the Alt-Right due to support for building a border wall and putting … Continue reading →

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When Democracy Fails Socialism, The Shooting Starts

Posted on May 24, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Democracy isn’t going so well for Venezuelan President Maduro.  With the country collapsing, democracy, which once was touted as a seal of legitimacy for socialism, is being eschewed by Maduro after the Venezuelan National Assembly was taken over by a … Continue reading →

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Fear And Loathing At the Nevada Democratic Convention

Posted on May 23, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The chaos that erupted at the Nevada Democratic Convention has already been noted for outright violence.  Bernie Sanders supporters claimed that many of their delegates were denied entry, and that sudden rule changes were pushed through before the convention items … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (May 22nd, 2016)

Posted on May 22, 2016 by The Political Hat

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Witches Feel The Bern

Posted on May 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Nothing quite says “mainstream support” like holding a political rally involving… Wiccan rituals! “Attending a rally for Bernie Sanders usually involves long lines and security screenings, but that wasn’t the case at an intimate, informal event Friday evening supporting the Vermont senator’s presidential … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Condemns Thousands of Eagles to Death

Posted on May 20, 2016 by The Political Hat

     In order to facilitate companies that slaughter endangered birds with “eagle blenders” (and also dabble in “green energy”), the Obama administration is allowing even more endangered birds to be wantonly slaughtered: “The Obama administration is revising a federal rule that … Continue reading →

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