Category Archives: Progressives

In Ontario, Canada, The Year 2008 Is The New Year Zero

Posted on September 20, 2023 by The Political Hat

     In Orwell’s “1984”, inconvenient publications were sent to the memory hole for being doubleplusungood and counter to the interests that the Party believed to be good. In Canada, 2008 is the new 1984, or perhaps more accurately the new Year … Continue reading →

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The First Time As Farce, The Second As Tragedy

Posted on September 19, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Karl Marx, as usual, got things backwards: The first time is farce, when something comes across as so outlandish that it seems impossible for many people to take it seriously for any amount of time if at all, while the … Continue reading →

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In Academia, It Isn’t Corruption If It Is For A Good Cause

Posted on September 18, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Your humble author has noted previously a trend amongst some of being anti-credential believers where any voice antithetical to “credentialed opinions” must be the default correct one. This, of course, is nonsense and ripe for exploitation by grifters. This does … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Issues Involved in Local Control of Reading Matter

Posted on September 15, 2023 by The Political Hat

     We are all familiar with concerned parents at school board meetings angry at the content of educational textbooks as well as the lack of the teaching of basic skills, while the “professionals” are shocked to be criticized. This is nothing … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Queering Children In California: Taking Custody From Parents; Parent Sues School; Combating Gender Ideology

Posted on September 14, 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: Your children will be queer whether you like it or not. … Continue reading →

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German Education: Sexual Exploration Rooms For Toddlers

Posted on September 12, 2023 by The Political Hat

     When most people think of sexual deviancy in Europe, Germany almost always is the first thing to come to most people’s mind… particularly when it involves the sanctioned sexualization of children. From encouraging parents to molest their own children to … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Judges vs. Bans: Bans On Gender Surgeries For Kids; Bans On Abortion; Band On Drag Shows For Kids

Posted on September 7, 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: “Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law”. … Continue reading →

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School Smut Hypocrisy, Texas Edition Redux

Posted on September 6, 2023 by The Political Hat

     At this point, is there any school district that isn’t providing pornographic material to children? We’ve already seen how a school board in Texas, of all places, admitted to this accidentally when it stopped the reading of said material (freely … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That Political Correctness Is a Menace and a Bore

Posted on September 1, 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”.      Political Correctness has been plaguing us for decades now. Let us look back at the state of political … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Modern Schools: Zero Proficiency; War On Math; Cutting Back School To Four Days

Posted on August 31, 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: Making sure the children are mercifully free of the ravages of … Continue reading →

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