Monthly Archives: March 2023

The Memory Holing Of Literature Is Happening

Posted on March 6, 2023 by The Political Hat

     In the George Orwell novel “1984”, the protagonist’s job is to identify doubleplusungood news and proclamations and have them rewritten to a more contemporary understanding of the truth while the old versions go away down the “memory hole”.      Rewriting past … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (March 5th, 2023)

Posted on March 5, 2023 by The Political Hat

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Firing Line Friday: The Mechanism of Moral Development

Posted on March 3, 2023 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”.      Increasingly, many see morality being totally abandoned. Half a century ago, when morality was also slipping down that … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Madness: Woke Janitors; “Power, Inequity, and Justice”; “Abolish the Family”

Posted on March 2, 2023 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: Clean-up in aisle “woke”.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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They Fear The Traditional Nuclear Family

Posted on March 1, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Apparently, believing that it is best for children to grow up in a household with a mother and father dedicated to each other and their children is… “un-American”. At least is it according to South Dakota state Representative Erin Healy. … Continue reading →

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