Category Archives: War & Terror

When Even Academia Honored The Brave

Posted on November 11, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Though begun as “Armistice Day,” Veterans Day has expanded in the United States as a day for all those brave men and women who fight to keep us free. But we must never forget those who sacrificed themselves.      Even Ivy … Continue reading →

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Censorship For Your Own Good

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Guest Poster

     The following message transmitted via a Silmaril… I’ve previously spoken of my high hopes for Labour Prime Minister of Middle Earth New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and she delivered! She’s saved the people of Middle Earth New Zealand from the menace … Continue reading →

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Twenty-One Years Ago Today – NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 11, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Twenty-one years ago today, America was attacked. Instead of focusing in on America leaving Afghanistan, let us focus in on why we went there to begin with.  Never forget the victims who died, and those who fought back.      In Pace, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Polish Challenge

Posted on July 15, 2022 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 Russia getting frisky with Poland and Lithuania over the Suwałki Gap which separates the Kaliningrad Oblast and … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Lawyer’s Role

Posted on June 10, 2022 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”.      Justifying criminal activity to achieve purported “justice” “by any means necessary” is not a recent invention by #BlackLivesMatter, … Continue reading →

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Strength, Not Preemptive Surrender

Posted on June 7, 2022 by The Political Hat

     The rise of neo-isolationists, particularly on the “right”, who would cede to world to America’s geo-political enemies under the belief that “nation building at home” can be done free of the wicked world in a “safe space”, needs clear counterpoints … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Subversion and the Law

Posted on June 3, 2022 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”.      How far is too far when it comes to fighting unconstrained by the law for some greater good? … Continue reading →

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The Also Always Blame America First

Posted on June 1, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Once upon a time a true American ambassador spoke to a convention in America and said something very true of certain segments of domestic opposition cum agitation: They always blame America first.      Yet again, we see this.      In this case, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: In Defense of Policy

Posted on May 27, 2022 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 unpersoning of people for politically incorrect thinking is nothing new, as is seen by W.W. Rostow who … Continue reading →

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A Strong But Grounded Foreign Policy

Posted on May 18, 2022 by The Political Hat

     It seems that we’ve gone in the past half century in America from the “they always blame America First” Left who urged America to not meddle in other countries’ affairs and to instead tend to troubles (and government spending), at … Continue reading →

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