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Firing Line Friday: Should We Choose Our Presidents Differently?

Posted on April 4, 2025 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 method of choosing our President is not a new one. Over two hundred years ago that method … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Is Our Military Defense Adequate?

Posted on March 28, 2025 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”.      Half-a-century ago our foreign policy was shaken up and our very military capability was drawn into question. Let … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The British Mess, with the First Lady of British Politics

Posted on March 21, 2025 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 U.K. is now suffering from yet another Labour ministry following and building upon the incompetency of a … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Politics of Henry Kissinger

Posted on March 7, 2025 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 foreign relations in flux in this day and age, let us look back at the era of … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Tom Wolfe and The Painted Word

Posted on February 28, 2025 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 pretentiousness of “art” that is supposed to “make you think” is something that still plagues us today … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Ozone Controversy

Posted on February 21, 2025 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 all the “green” grift and rent seeking, not to mention the calls to grant central government absolute … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Feminism

Posted on February 7, 2025 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 half-baked attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment, let us look … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Integrity and Journalism

Posted on January 31, 2025 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”.      In this day and age, it feels as if journalists on both sides of the political divide not … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Who Killed Bobby Kennedy?

Posted on January 24, 2025 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 President Trump declassifying the files on the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: William F. Buckley Jr., Malcolm Muggeridge, and the World

Posted on January 17, 2025 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”.      Just some sharp wit and sharper remarks between and with William F. Buckley, Jr., Malcom Muggeridge, Peter Ridell, … Continue reading →

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