Monthly Archives: September 2016

When the Republic is Over

Posted on September 30, 2016 by The Political Hat

     …turn out the lights.      Angelo M. Cordvilla, over at the Claremont Institute, gives an all too accurate description of how America is ceasing to be a Republic, and is mutating into a full-blown Roman-style empire. “In fact, the 2016 election … Continue reading →

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Cleanliness is Next to Sharia

Posted on September 29, 2016 by The Political Hat

     We’ve seen public schools teach the Islamic Shahada, encourage “Muslim” clothing be worn, or circulating the Koran.  Now, they seem to be taking all that for granted… “The father of a second-grader in the Cecil S. Collins School was alarmed … Continue reading →

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Equity vs. Essentialism

Posted on September 28, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Two of the major contrasts between Leftist thought and conservatism (in the Anglospheric vein) are: Whether human beings are tabula rasa upon which society can writ large vs. the idea that human nature actually exists; and society should reflect an … Continue reading →

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How the University of Iowa Warns You Who NOT to Hire

Posted on September 27, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The cancer that is “social justice” has been infesting colleges for decades, spreading from department to department, and college to college.  Now it has metathesized into is final form: The University of Iowa will be giving out degrees in Social … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (September 25th, 2016)

Posted on September 25, 2016 by The Political Hat

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California’s War on Cow Farts

Posted on September 23, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Since California has solved all other problems—including rape, murder, arson, and rape—their Grand Soviet Legislature has decided to drive out the dairy industry from the state: “California’s Legislature has approved regulations on cow flatulence and manure – both blamed for … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Genderbending Leviathan; Genderbending Education; Genderbending Medicine

Posted on September 22, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: LOL “Gender”      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Supporting for … Continue reading →

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Denying the Cake

Posted on September 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     There is nothing more political these days than cakes.      We have already seen bakers prosecuted for declining to use their personal creative abilities to promote and endorse a same-sex ceremony, yet free to decline to use their personal creative abilities … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts and the Established Church of Transgenderism

Posted on September 20, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Iowa has already declared that any church that welcomes non-members to celebrate the congregations faith must surrender their 1st Amendment rights and accepts the state’s own tenants of the social justice faith and abolish the gender binary in their own … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (September 19th, 2016)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by The Political Hat

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