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The Government Is Not Your Daddy

Posted on November 18, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Back when Barack Obama was President, Chris Rock said that “the president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and the dad of the country. And when your dad says something, you listen. When you don’t, it … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That the Death Penalty Is a Good Thing

Posted on November 15, 2024 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 death penalty isn’t at the top of voters concerns like it was thirty years ago, but the … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween! (2024)

Posted on October 31, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Here is the silent film classic The Haunted House from 1908.      May it be less scary than all the political ads you’ve been getting! Tweet

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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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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 9)

Posted on October 25, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but a couple of weeks 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 … Continue reading →

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A Stopped Clock, Once Again, In California

Posted on October 23, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Like an alcoholic having a “moment of clarity”, once again a the state of California has somehow passed bills that do something good and positive… which is a very, very rare occurrence for the California Grand Soviet Legislature. It happened … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 8)

Posted on October 18, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but a few weeks 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 eighth … Continue reading →

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The Othering Of Libraries

Posted on October 16, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the sadder aspects of online hyperpartisanship, especailly on social media sites designed to farm outrage, is the need by some people to fall into a false dilemma fallacy of pure contrarianism against anyone who disagrees. Such a contrarian … Continue reading →

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The Woke Right

Posted on October 14, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One thing your humble author has tried to do is look at the more fundamental underpinnings of Leftist thinking, and not just the more noticeable superficial effects that others tend to focus on. One of these is the belief that … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 7)

Posted on October 11, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but four weeks 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 seventh episode: … Continue reading →

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