Tag Archives: Economy

Firing Line Friday: Is Big Business Out of Hand?

Posted on July 29, 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”.      Many on the right today consider themselves to be part of the old working class, or at least … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Rent Control Fail: Minnesota; Stockholm; Berlin

Posted on May 12, 2022 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: “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how … Continue reading →

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Look For The Union Rent-Seeking

Posted on April 18, 2022 by The Political Hat

     California inches towards its purported workers utopia of leisure and fulfillment. And by “utopia” I mean crushing businesses by requiring them to pay the same amount of money and benefits for 80% or the work. “A proposed bill winding its … Continue reading →

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A.I. And The New Digital Feudalism

Posted on January 19, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Progressives, including the increasingly powerful digital oligarchs, seem to want to create a new feudal society, abet one they delude themselves into thinking will be a shiny sci-fi utopia that is always 20 minutes into the future…      One growing lynchpin … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Normalization Of Wokeness: Dispensation For Whites; Doubleplusungood Words & Phrases; The Whiteness Of “Anti-Racism”

Posted on December 9, 2021 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: Everything within the lens of race; nothing outside the lens of … Continue reading →

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The Latest Funny Joke Amongst The Nomenklatura? People Suffering Under High Gas Prices!

Posted on November 8, 2021 by The Political Hat

     When asked what the Biden Administration will do to help stop the massive and continuing hike in gas prices that many plebians and peasants can ill afford, Biden’s Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, literally laughed out loud while hobnobbing it over … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Economy

Posted on October 29, 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 economy and economic problems like inflation in the news, let us look back at another time, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Energy Crisis and the Economy

Posted on October 22, 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”.      Demonstrating that while the second time may seem like farce, the first time is tragedy—in large part because … Continue reading →

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End Of Cyber “Innovation Zone” In Nevada—Cyberpunk Catgirls Hardest Hit

Posted on October 21, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Nevada was considering “innovation zones” that would allow megacorps to form their own de facto independent local governments free from the surrounding elected county governments.      Alas, this cyberpunk future of potential enhanced cyborg catgirls will be no more. Hearing that … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Carter Years: Power and Principle

Posted on October 15, 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 inflation, increased scarcity of goods, and a humiliating foreign policy, the Biden administration is quickly morphing into … Continue reading →

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