Tag Archives: Higher Ed

Quick Takes – Gender Madness: Dozens of New Genders; Gender Neutral Retail Departments; Gendered Constitution

Posted on June 17, 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: Infinite genders and no genders, at the same time.      First, a … Continue reading →

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     The truth about “diversity, inclusion, and equity” (AKA “DIE”) policies from schools and governments to businesses and military contractors is hidden, obscured, or distorted in order to deceive, inveigle, and obfuscate the true nature of the underlying ideology which has … Continue reading →

Posted on June 14, 2021 by The Political Hat | 1 Comment

     FYI,      With so many states considering legislation to ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory, it would be useful to use a centralized tracker of the legislation and its status.      Christopher Rufo has put together such a tracker here. Tweet

Posted on June 4, 2021 by The Political Hat | 4 Comments

Quick Takes – Anti-Racist Academia: Critical Race Theory Professorship; Faculty of Color Endowed Chair; Antiracism Librarian

Posted on May 20, 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: Free inquiry into how to best peddle a gnostic doctrine.      First, … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on May 17, 2021 by The Political Hat

     More and more states are standing up to the teaching of Critical Race Theory.   Oklahoma now joins many other states with HB 1775, which reads in part: No teacher, administrator or other employee of a school district, charter school … Continue reading →

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Idaho vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on May 3, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Thanks to Federalism, states like New Hampshire, West Virginia, Iowa, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have stood up to the teaching of Critical Race Theory and its related “struggle sessions”. Now, Idaho is joining this venerable list by passing HB 377, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: What Is Liberal Education?

Posted on April 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”.      With the increased wokeness and use of Critical Theory in increasingly most if not all disciplines, let us … Continue reading →

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Four Legs BIPOC; Two Legs White?

Posted on April 9, 2021 by The Political Hat

     “Social Justice” has advanced in all its systemic privilege and systemic power to outright say that the mere existence of Whites as students who contribute to a schools “total whiteness” score is inherently bad and that denying students admission because … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Woke Segregation: College Orientations; Coffee Klatches; Mandatory Racial Bias Training

Posted on April 8, 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: Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever      First, a little mood music: … Continue reading →

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Denying the Existence of Biological Sex is Now Mainstream

Posted on April 7, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The sympathetic magic that is transgender ideology necessarily involves denying basic biological reality, including by denying a word’s meaning and denying the meaning of words. The conflation of “gender identity” and biological sex was but the first step in denying … Continue reading →

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