Category Archives: Elections

Firing Line Friday: Should We Choose Our Presidents Differently?

Posted on April 4, 2025 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 method of choosing our President is not a new one. Over two hundred years ago that method … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Abortion Politics: Missouri; The Center For Disease Control; New Hampshire

Posted on February 27, 2025 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: In a post-Roe world, abortion is anything but a settled question. … Continue reading →

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Election Shenanigans In New York

Posted on February 19, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Laws are constantly being revised or changes, but for good or ill, they are usually changed because the proponents of the bill to change the law believe that it is better and ought to serves as a general rule. In … Continue reading →

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Election Aftermath 2024 — Kamala Harris Lost The Game Of Chicken

Posted on November 12, 2024 by The Political Hat

     The election was a game of chicken to see who could be second worst, and Kamala Harris failed and turned out the be the worst, with enough “LIVs” (Low-Information Voters) voting against the status quo, and for the celebrity, with … Continue reading →

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Words To Remember When Voting

Posted on November 5, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Over a decade ago, I was talking with a scientist who had immigrated from Bulgaria, had lived under Communism, and had become an American citizen. The words she spoke to me still gives me a chill of terror: Tweet

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2024 Election From The Fog Of Uncertainty

Posted on November 4, 2024 by The Political Hat

     It’s prediction time, yet again… My “official” predictions for the 2024 election are below. There are plenty of perfunctory notes and caveats, especially this year. First and foremost is the skepticism over polling this year. Pollsters may have not been … Continue reading →

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Wrapping Up Early Voting In Nevada 2024

Posted on November 2, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With in person early voting over in Nevada, only mail and non-polling place drop-offs are left before Election day. The GOP voter lead stands at 45,102, or ~4.3%, as of the numbers released as of writing, with practically no overall … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 10)

Posted on November 1, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election less than a week away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The tenth … Continue reading →

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Our Manichean Political World

Posted on October 30, 2024 by The Political Hat

     It feels, especially online, that more and more people are falling into a manichean trap—imposing a false dilemma fallacy upon themselves (and others)—not by categorizing others as being not on your side but by categorizing your side as not being … Continue reading →

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Make Mine Freedom

Posted on October 29, 2024 by The Political Hat

     There are a lot of snake oil salesmen trying to convince us that America is fundamentally broken, or that radical change is necessary. We should beware of snake oil salesmen—they are in it for themselves and you are just a … Continue reading →

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