Tag Archives: Economy

Firing Line Friday: How Does It Look for the Dollar?

Posted on September 22, 2023 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”.      Monetary policy and controls have been back in the news in recent years with inflation and the national … Continue reading →

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Racial Quotas Are Still Unconstitutional

Posted on May 23, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Forty-five years ago a much more Left-leaning Supreme Court found that racial quotas were Unconstitutional. California tried to impose such quotas for certain racial/ethnic groups, as well as non-straight people. The federal courts granted summary judgment against California.      The judgment … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Sacrificing For Gaia: Joe Biden’s Environmental Justice; California Bans Locomotives; Bugs For Lunch At A Posh British School

Posted on May 11, 2023 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: You will live in the pod, eat the bugs, and own … Continue reading →

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Home Loan Equity: …To Each According To Their Low Credit Rating

Posted on April 26, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Recently, California moved to charge the well off and even the middle class to subsidize the electricity rates for the poor. Now, the Biden Administration is going to do the same for Home Loans. “Once again, the administration is prepared … Continue reading →

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Right To Work In North Carolina

Posted on April 20, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Michigan reversed it’s Right to Work law recently. But North Carolina is poised to reverse this on a Constitutional level with H614. Article I of the North Carolina Constitution is amended by adding a new section to read: “Sec. 39. … Continue reading →

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Regenerative Society: Communism By Another Name

Posted on March 27, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Notice how some people push Communism without calling it Communism? This is particularly true when it takes on an ecological sheen by the “Watermelons” (Green on the outside and Red inside).   When you can’t get the masses to rise … Continue reading →

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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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