Monthly Archives: October 2018

Public Schooling, Indoctrination, and Totalitarianism

Posted on October 8, 2018 by The Political Hat

     If you want to make sure that the state, and not the parents, are raising a child, it is important to co-opt the parent early on. While having most parents unaware of what schools are teaching now-a-days, it is optimal, … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (October 7th, 2018)

Posted on October 7, 2018 by The Political Hat

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Of Bath Salts and Presidential Campaigns

Posted on October 5, 2018 by The Political Hat

     2016 Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination, John McAfee, has announced that he plans to run again. And just what was the subject of his announcement? How awesome “bath salts” are and how he’s done “more than you and … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Mentally Ill Education: Psychological Disorders; Genital Self Esteem; The New Red Guard

Posted on October 4, 2018 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: When I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches, … Continue reading →

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Academia Down The Memory Hole

Posted on October 3, 2018 by The Political Hat

     George Orwell introduced us to the concept of the “Memory Hole”, where inconvenient documents and records are disappeared as if they never existed. In the novel 1984, this memory hole was a literal hole that lead to an incinerator that … Continue reading →

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The European Digital Panopticon and the Silencing of Dissent

Posted on October 2, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Not satisfied with throttling free speech through vague and excessive copyright restrictions, the European Union is looking to abolish all expressions of thoughtcrime as well as the privacy that inhibits the ability of the technocratic overlords to monitor and control … Continue reading →

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Censoring the Law?

Posted on October 1, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Twitter is openly blocking doubleplusungood tweets that utter the phrase “illegal alien“.      Slight problem is that that is an actual term used in actual Federal Law: Does Twitter now ban the plain text of federal law? 8 U.S. Code § … Continue reading →

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