Category Archives: War & Terror

The Rise Of The New Communist Menace

Posted on December 7, 2021 by The Political Hat

     With the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union, and the purported “end of history”, it is easy to forget that Communism still reigns over one in five human beings, with the vast majority living under the most … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Electoral Verdict

Posted on November 12, 2021 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”.      After the potentially portentous election this month, let us look back at another substantive election that wend the … Continue reading →

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It Is For The Living To Make Sure The Dead Are Not Forgotten

Posted on November 11, 2021 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.      The First … Continue reading →

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Bring Back The Monroe Doctrine

Posted on October 26, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Nearly 200 years ago, James Monroe declared that the U.S. would not look kindly upon colonizing powers outside of the Americas from gaining power over independed nations in the Americas, lest their actions be taken as “the manifestation of an … Continue reading →

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Open Advocation Of Eco-Terrorism

Posted on September 29, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Environmental extremists often gravitate towards literal acts of terrorism. Their thugishness is well known, but increasingly is become almost acceptable to advocate and support, as the New Yorker seems to do with this little bit of normalization by podcast and … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years Ago Today – NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 11, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Twenty 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: How the Vietnam War Was Lost

Posted on September 3, 2021 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 humiliated disaster in Afghanistan, let us look back on how another war was lost.   William … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Fall of Saigon—and How It Might Have Been

Posted on August 27, 2021 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 fall of Kabul and the triumph of the Taliban in Afghanistan, let us look back upon … Continue reading →

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Gleiwitz Redux

Posted on August 17, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The casus belli the regime of the National Socialist German Workers Party used to justify the invasion of Poland (in agreement with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) were purported incursions of foreign troops into claimed sovereign spaces.   This is just the … Continue reading →

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South Africa In A Widening Gyre

Posted on July 20, 2021 by The Political Hat

     South Africa has spiraled into riots, looting, and general lethal mayhem. While the arrest of former South African President Zuma for corruption was the tinder that lit this fire, the brush was already primed to burn in this nation which … Continue reading →

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