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Posted on March 3, 2020 by The Political Hat | 1 Comment

Firing Line Friday: The Prospects for Democratic Moderation

Posted on February 28, 2020 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 Democratic Party now having to decide between an overt Socialist who praised Communist Dictatorship and Leftist … Continue reading →

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2020 Election In One Clip

Posted on February 24, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Joe “Bad Touch” Biden recently declared that any Democrat running against Donald Trump would win, and that the Democrats “could run Mickey Mouse against this President and have a shot”. "I refuse to suggest any Democrat can lose. I think … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have To Be Responsible To Vote

Posted on February 5, 2020 by The Political Hat

The 26th Amendment to the Constitution was passed because it was felt unfair that we didn’t trust the vote to eighteen, nineteen, and twenty year olds when we could trust them with actual military weapons to be used in an … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That Government Is Not the Solution; It Is the Problem

Posted on November 22, 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”.      In 1981, Ronald Reagan declared during his inauguration speech that “government is not the solution to our problems; … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: On Impeachability

Posted on November 15, 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 all the obsession over Presidential impeachment now-a-days, let us look on a far less insane investigation from … Continue reading →

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Boaty McBoatface for President in 2020?

Posted on November 13, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Broke: Secure elections with voter ID      Woke: Same day registration at the voting booth      Bespoke: Swipe right or left for each candidate and ballot measure      Despite cries of Russian Hackers stealing the 2016 election, some people want to move voting, … Continue reading →

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Signs and Portents for 2020?

Posted on November 8, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The November 5th elections signal a complete cycle (save for the Gubernatorial run-off in Louisiana) of off-Presidential year elections in the United States. If we can learn anything from this odd-year election it is that all the trends in elections … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Is There a Liberal Crack-Up?

Posted on November 1, 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”.      Win or lose in 2020, the question asked thirty-five years ago appears to be evergreen: Is there a … Continue reading →

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Florida Democrats: Swamps Are People Too

Posted on October 23, 2019 by The Political Hat

     It is becoming increasingly common around the world, including the United States of America, to grant human rights to “nature” or “Gaia”, including granting “rights” to rivers, glaciers, and mountain—and then let eco-radicals sue on behalf of said geographic features. … Continue reading →

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