Monthly Archives: May 2021

A Surplus Of Healthcare Is Not A Problem

Posted on May 11, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Having so much excess expensive medical diagnostic equipment is a “problem” that most people in the world would love to have. Yet, in the United State, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines are so common and available, they can be used … Continue reading →

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Green Equity

Posted on May 10, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Environmentalism isn’t actually about the environment, but about creating an a purported existential threat that requires totalitarian control of the population, even if it means harming the population for the sake of “Gaia”… or the holy doctrine of “equity”. “‘Well, … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (May 9th, 2021)

Posted on May 9, 2021 by The Political Hat

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That the Environmentalists Are Going Too Far, Too Fast

Posted on May 7, 2021 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”.      From the “Green New Deal” to a myriad of other initiatives, the question of whether “environmentalists are going … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – The Normalization of Killing Patients: New Zealand; Portugal; New Mexico

Posted on May 6, 2021 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: Death creeping around the world.      First, a little mood music:      In … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate in Wokeness: Genocide

Posted on May 5, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Not even the Nazis openly joked about committing genocide, yet a decedent Holocaust survivors apologized for making a Bernard College instructor and author was waxing poetic about committing genocide: AUDIO: Author Ben Philippe talks to CBC about his book, where … Continue reading →

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Two Creeks, A Marsh, And Two Lakes Walk Into A Florida Courtroom

Posted on May 4, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The drive to grant “rights” to nature and to allow “nature” to sue (via human environmental extremists, of course) to stop any type of development or alteration has finally, despite state preemption, gone to court in Florida. “Backers of the … Continue reading →

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Idaho vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on May 3, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Thanks to Federalism, states like New Hampshire, West Virginia, Iowa, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have stood up to the teaching of Critical Race Theory and its related “struggle sessions”. Now, Idaho is joining this venerable list by passing HB 377, … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (May 2nd, 2021)

Posted on May 2, 2021 by The Political Hat

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Victims of Communism Day, 2021

Posted on May 1, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Today is Victims of Communism Day. It is also “May Day”, where “useful idiots” march and demonstrate in free countries, while those who have to actually live under Communism are made to march lest they face dire consequences.      One of … Continue reading →

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