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Happy Thanksgiving for 2023!

Posted on November 23, 2023 by The Political Hat

     This Thanksgiving, let us eschew politics for at least one day while we enjoy the company of kith & kin… and Thanksgiving themes shots of alcohol.      Enjoy… but don’t drink n’ drive! Tweet

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Grooming Students Into Furry Fandom

Posted on November 14, 2023 by The Political Hat

     The grooming of children in school involves more than just drag queens. This Arizona teacher explains how he was a visible furry for his 7th and 8th grade students. pic.twitter.com/1OvIa7XJl9 — Inside The Classroom (@EITC_Official) October 28, 2023 Tweet

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Happy Halloween! (2023)

Posted on October 31, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Here is the German silent classic, The Man Who Laughs from 1928, whose title character was the inspiration for the Batman villain “The Joker”. Tweet

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Firing Line Friday: Vietnamization

Posted on October 20, 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”.      The question of American troops fighting abroad seems to be a nonstop debate at times.   Nixon’s Vietnamization … Continue reading →

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     Your humble author will not be posting through the coming week and change due to work and travel.      Until I return, here are some kitties. Tweet

Posted on October 7, 2023 by The Political Hat | 1 Comment

Firing Line Friday: Africa and Colonialism

Posted on September 29, 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”.      Half a century ago, Africa was still “decolonizing” (give or take the importation Communism).   Has Africa achieved … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: How Does It Look for the Dollar?

Posted on September 22, 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”.      Monetary policy and controls have been back in the news in recent years with inflation and the national … 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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Politics As Faith

Posted on September 13, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Politics often results in emotions overriding reason. But increasingly politics has become a form of faith, with political saviors and a good vs. evil mindset that seeks to purge heathens and heretics aside. Most troubling is a certain gnostic view … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That We Need Not Fear the Religious Right

Posted on September 8, 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”.      Thirty years ago, the Republican coalition still included, in its “three legged stool” coalition not only the small-government … Continue reading →

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