Monthly Archives: February 2019

South Africa: The Next Zimbabwe; The Next Venezuela; The Next Genocide

Posted on February 28, 2019 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: The pale scapegoat.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Ah, … Continue reading →

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Amy Klobuchar’s Salad Days

Posted on February 27, 2019 by The Political Hat

     By now, it is well known that Minnesota Senator, and 2020 Presidential hopeful, Amy Klobuchar, has enjoyed eating a salad with… a comb. Aside from this being a sign that one is a psychopath, it illustrates how in Klobuchar’s case … Continue reading →

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Does Time Grow Short For Nicolas Maduro?

Posted on February 26, 2019 by The Political Hat

     As Venezuela enters its “liquidation phase” of the revolution, growing international acceptance of the Venezuelan opposition, including by Maduro backers such as the People’s Republic of China, may mean that Maduro’s days in power might be limited, with an increasingly … Continue reading →

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Nevada Poised To Allow Hospitals To Tell You To F**k Off And Die

Posted on February 25, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The Nevada Soviet Legislature is considering a bill, SB189, which would allow doctors and hospitals to refuse to treat patients who want to try to stay alive if said doctor or hospital “[h]as  determined  that  the  treatment  of  care  would  … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (February 24th, 2019)

Posted on February 24, 2019 by The Political Hat

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Cultural Marxism is Real

Posted on February 22, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Despite Cultural Marxism having been repeatedly exposed, here and elsewhere, so many deny such a thing exists and accuse “global sewers of hatred” for creating this “mere right-wing ‘phantasmagoria’.” Allen Mendenhall, via the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Bernie Bust: Big Brother Taxes; Failed Trial Runs; Not Even Medicare

Posted on February 21, 2019 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: Back in the U.S.S.R.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The European Union Censors the Internet

Posted on February 20, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Article 11 and Article 13, proposals by the European Union to purportedly protect copyright, have achieved their likely final language, which is just as bad, if not worse than previously reported. Article 11, in part, requires: “Reproducing more than “single … Continue reading →

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Questioning Proffered Position of Colonialism

Posted on February 19, 2019 by The Political Hat

     It is the mandated truth in academia that, before the Age of Discovery and the subsequent colonization by Europe of most of the world, non-Western peoples and civilizations were utopias, at least as compared to the subsequent era of colonization, … Continue reading →

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The Ongoing Assault of the 2nd Amendment in Nevada

Posted on February 18, 2019 by The Political Hat

     After ramming down the “background checks for gun transfers” bill, SB143, which requires expensive background checks for any transfer outside of scant few exceptions (as well as record keeping), the Nevada Legislature and Governor Sleestak Sisolak, continue to attack the … Continue reading →

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