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Firing Line Friday: Can New York City Govern Itself?

Posted on October 1, 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”.      Perhaps the answer is that it can for brief periods be less ungoverned, but the question of if … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Are Public Schools Necessary?

Posted on September 24, 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”.      Even over half a century ago, back when public schools in the United States were world class and … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Is England Still Influencing America?

Posted on September 17, 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”.      In the wake of Brexit we will start to see what a European Union bereft of significant Anglo-American … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Abortion Laws: Pro and Con

Posted on September 10, 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”.      Before Roe v. Wade, the question of abortion was up to the democratic process in each individual state. … 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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Firing Line Friday: Dirty Rock Lyrics

Posted on August 13, 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 all the woke moral panics of the modern day and age, let us look back upon a … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Sex Education

Posted on July 30, 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”.      Now-a-days “sex education” means teaching the transcendental “truth” of transgendersim, normalization of sexual activity and younger and younger … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Question of South Africa

Posted on July 23, 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 recent chaos in South Africa, let us look back on a very different South Africa as … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Shockley’s Thesis

Posted on July 16, 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”.      It is surprising at times to see ideas and philosophies that are so discredited by history yet still … Continue reading →

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