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Populism Isn’t Democracy, It’s Ochlocracy

Posted on May 21, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the great achievements, and integral elements of America as a civic nation (and formerly the Anglosphere more widely), was the keystone concept of liberty under law—an ordered liberty ordered not by either a ruling elite or some Rousseau-esque … Continue reading →

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The Rise Of Trans-Speciesism

Posted on April 29, 2024 by The Political Hat

     There was a time when people who believed that they were an animal like a deer, both in real life as well as that hellhole known an Tumblr, were considered crazy. Comparisons between such people and those who claim to … Continue reading →

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Identifying As A Robot: From Playing Pretend To Valid Gender

Posted on January 22, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Remember the insanity that was that hellhole called Tumblr? Back then you have people identifying as “galaxygender”, a trans-dimensional space princess, an agender pansexual wtfromantic/nebularomantic Gaelic Polytheist “woodland spirit”, a translucent glow creature, a demi-mogairomantic demi-pansexual magigender otherkin, an arovauge … Continue reading →

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The Gender Snowman Brought To You By… The Federal Government

Posted on October 18, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Move over “Genderbread Person” and “Gender Unicorn”, all the woke kids are being taughtm, by the dictates of the Wisconsin Department of Education, to talk about snowmen and how they are all special little snowflakes! The Wisconsin Department of Instruction … Continue reading →

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Nevada GOP Establishment (GOPe) To Most Nevada GOP Voters: Your Voice Shouldn’t Count

Posted on September 25, 2023 by The Political Hat

     The Nevada Republican Party establishment (“GOPe”) has approved this past weekend a caucus to be held in the evening (right after most people get off work and just want to go home to their families) two days after the state … Continue reading →

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The First Time As Farce, The Second As Tragedy

Posted on September 19, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Karl Marx, as usual, got things backwards: The first time is farce, when something comes across as so outlandish that it seems impossible for many people to take it seriously for any amount of time if at all, while the … Continue reading →

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Politics As Faith

Posted on September 13, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Politics often results in emotions overriding reason. But increasingly politics has become a form of faith, with political saviors and a good vs. evil mindset that seeks to purge heathens and heretics aside. Most troubling is a certain gnostic view … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Modern Schools: Zero Proficiency; War On Math; Cutting Back School To Four Days

Posted on August 31, 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: Making sure the children are mercifully free of the ravages of … Continue reading →

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Move Over Gender Unicorn, Here Comes The Gender Minotaur

Posted on August 30, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Genders are becoming increasingly diverse… diversely stupid. Tumblr lever “genders” are now urged to be accepted blindly by professionals. Transgenderism has become a Children’s Crusade (by proxy). “‘I totally agree we are in the midst of a gender revolution and … Continue reading →

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The Fix Is In: The Real GOPe In Nevada Strikes Again

Posted on August 28, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Nevada will have a Presidential primary with all Republican active voters receiving a ballot.   Most Republicans in Nevada will assume their vote will count, but it won’t. The Nevada Republican Party executive officers (not even as of yet the … Continue reading →

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