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The True Nature Of The Uniparty: Grift

Posted on August 6, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Many people, particularly on the Right, talk about the “Uniparty”, which is some true elite that rules over the people. There is an underlying and unifying connection between Democrats and Republicans: The quest for filthy lucre.      Sen. Mark Kelly (D—AZ), … Continue reading →

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The New Opium War

Posted on August 5, 2024 by The Political Hat

     During the 19th Century, the United Kingdom fought the Opium Wars to ensure that opium, one of the most lucrative commodities for the British that century, would be traded to the Chinese, despite the objections by the Chinese to the … Continue reading →

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Hobbesian Apotheosis

Posted on July 30, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Most people don’t care about the major parties’ platform, not on the National level and certainly not, if they are even aware, on a state/local level. Nonetheless, the party platforms have to a large degree a way for the various … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Where Is the GOP Headed?

Posted on July 26, 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”.      What happens when a Republican President secures a second term and becomes a lame duck?   What, then, … Continue reading →

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Elitists vs. Anti-Elitists

Posted on July 23, 2024 by The Political Hat

     For centuries now, revolutions—be they violent or be they peaceful—have been the modus operandi of the elite who fancy themselves as benevolent. The dyed-in-the-wool Left have fully adopted this position of noble elites guiding the peasants for their own, greater … Continue reading →

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Violence & Escalation

Posted on July 16, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Just a week ago, your humble author noted a marked increase in the acceptance of violent rhetoric and and warned of “fringe individuals who live in political echo chambers who are likely to do something stupid”. Less than a week … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Dalai Lama Looks Back

Posted on July 12, 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”.      A reminder from forty years ago that Communist China was, as it still is now, dedicated to not … Continue reading →

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When in the Course of Human Events…

Posted on July 4, 2024 by The Political Hat

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: What’s on Malcolm Muggeridge’s Mind?

Posted on June 28, 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”.      It is the current fancy of some to blame America First and accuse America of being warmongers while … Continue reading →

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The Othering Of America

Posted on June 25, 2024 by The Political Hat

     The winner of the Presidential Election this coming November will determine which party holds the Presidency during the 250th Anniversary of America’s independence from Britain. Back in the 1970s was a time of high inflation and when social mores were … Continue reading →

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