Category Archives: War & Terror

Old Communist China Same As The New Communist China: Evil Incarnate

Posted on December 10, 2019 by The Political Hat

     With the recent attention shone on Hong Kong trying to resist the treaty-violating machinations of the tyrants of Beijing, we are reminded that the “New Communist China” that was supposed to embrace democracy and (classical) liberal values just embraced a … Continue reading →

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A Lesson From One Hundred Years Ago

Posted on November 11, 2019 by The Political Hat

     One hundred years ago, the Treaty of Versaille formally ended the First World War, which was supposed to be the “War to End All Wars”. Between the birth of the Communist Regime in Russia, the animosity from the post-war punishment … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Meaning of the China Vote

Posted on October 25, 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 the People’s Republic of China being in the news, primarily for the repression in Hong Kong, let … Continue reading →

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When Venezuela Terrorizes, Then It Collapse, But Will It Equivocate?

Posted on September 16, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Even as Venezuela continues to spiral ever downward, the corrupt leadership still finds the time and money to help… terrorists and rebels in other countries, including ELN and FARC.      Even as things collapse domestically, they blame outside sources for their … Continue reading →

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Eighteen Years Ago Today – NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 11, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Eighteen years ago today, America was attacked. Never forget the victims who died, and those who fought back.      In Pace , Requiescat. Tweet

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Authoritarian Pixels & Brexit

Posted on June 24, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The game series “Watch Dog” which involves hackers in a surveillance state, the first set in a fictionalized Chicago and the sequel set in a fictionalized San Fransisco Bay Area. A third game has been announced… and the setting is … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Rising Tide of Islam

Posted on May 31, 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”.      The question of the rise of Islam, particularly in Europe today, has been the focus of the West … Continue reading →

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North Korea on the Caribbean

Posted on May 14, 2019 by The Political Hat

     With the remaining industrial capacity dying, the people fighting with birds for scraps of food, and general misery and starvation, there isn’t much left to fight over in Venezuela except a hunk of land with surplus population on it. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Vietnam and the Intellectuals

Posted on April 19, 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”.      Far too often, the response to Progressive intellectuals is an anti-intellectualism that, rather than fight those intellectuals, conceded … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – The College Left: Segregation by Race; Inhuman Conservatives; Literal Cannibalism

Posted on April 18, 2019 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: Eat the rich… literally.      First, a little soothing, dulcet mood music: … Continue reading →

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