Monthly Archives: May 2019

Firing Line Friday: The Rising Tide of Islam

Posted on May 31, 2019 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The question of the rise of Islam, particularly in Europe today, has been the focus of the West … Continue reading →

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     Due to real life, there will be little to no posting until the end of the month.      The “News of the Week” will be back on the 2nd of June.      Until then, here is the late “Grumpy Cat” (AKA Tardar … Continue reading →

Posted on May 25, 2019 by The Political Hat | Comments Off on Light Posting This Upcoming Week

Firing Line Friday: What Have We Learned from the Failure of British Socialism?

Posted on May 24, 2019 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With Britain having just voted in a European Parliament election despite supposedly being scheduled to have left the … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Rise of the Urban Rat Overlords: New York; Los Angeles; San Francisco

Posted on May 23, 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: Pizza Rat for Mayor!!1!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Irrational Animus of Biological Reality

Posted on May 21, 2019 by The Political Hat

     There are two ways to receive citizenship at birth: via the 14th Amendment and the Common Law precept of jus soli; or via statute (primarily limited to jus sanguinis, though also under some circumstances to non-genetic biological relationships).      This law … Continue reading →

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Derp News

Posted on May 20, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Forget about “fake news”. The real hotness in journalism is gullibility and stupidity.      Today.com ran an article about a “salad lasagna”, which stemmed from “journalist” Julia Curley finding a Facebook post and after asking for “background” on the poster’s “salad … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (May 19th, 2019)

Posted on May 19, 2019 by The Political Hat

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Firing Line Friday: The Irish Problem

Posted on May 17, 2019 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With the question of Brexit being the single most important topic for the U.K. during this month’s elections … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Gender Pronouns: Policy; Lawsuits; Neutered.

Posted on May 16, 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: Biological reality it H8 speech!!1!      First, a little castrato mood music: … Continue reading →

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Abortion as Genocide

Posted on May 15, 2019 by The Political Hat

     And by genocide, the targeted exception from the right to live based on race, specifically Black babies, via abortion.      Sound like some fringe KKK plank? Nope, it was an actual legislative amendment submitted to Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill”… by not-so-White Democratic … Continue reading →

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