Tag Archives: Higher Ed

Alfred the Gay

Posted on June 18, 2024 by The Political Hat

     According to post-modern historians, every historical figure was gay, lesbian, or somehow queer (unless they are a designated evil personage, in which case they are straight). This now included Alfred the Great. The evidence? Using passive grammar in modern English … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Madness: Racist Picnics; Woke Medicine; Black Is The New Gender

Posted on June 5, 2024 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: Maybe it’s time we should retake the asylums from the inmates? … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – DEI Must DIE: Ending Diversity Statements At MIT; Axing Mandatory DEI Statements In Kansas; Scraping DEI Requirements In Virginia

Posted on May 16, 2024 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 return of education is nigh as discrimination, exclusion, and inequality … Continue reading →

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Kentucky vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on January 23, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Kentucky is now joining with many, many other states in considering legislation that would prohibit the state’s schools from pushing Critical Race Theory, as well as Sex-based discrimination by prohibiting the indoctrination of various insidious “divisive concepts”.   SB6 says, … Continue reading →

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Woke Indoctrination Has Already Been Immanentized

Posted on January 8, 2024 by The Political Hat

     A recent article over at Reason Magazine has highlighted a disturbing trend of wokeness, when it comes to Critical Race Theory becoming more accepted at younger ages, with the youngest adults (“Gen Z”) supporting the idea that White people are … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Economic Lot of Minorities

Posted on December 8, 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”.      Is is en vogue to declare that non-Whites are oppressed and suffer due to a “system of oppression”. … Continue reading →

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Wokeness By Any Other Name

Posted on December 5, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Would wokeness by any other name small as odious? The University of Tennessee is trying to find out by replacing their “Division of Diversity and Engagement” to “Division of Access and Engagement” because too many people have noticed that “diversity” … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – “DEI”: Diversity Failing Science; Excluding Biological Reality From Medicine; Inequality Mandated For Faculty Statements In Aerospace Programs

Posted on November 16, 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: Praxis in action.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Science must … Continue reading →

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The Witch Cult Of Academia

Posted on November 7, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Increasingly, it feels as if colleges and universities have become insular communities where bizarre beliefs not only thrive, but are enforced one way or another.   Is college a cult? “The parallels are suggestive. Parents have wondered about the ever-longer … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About Decolonization

Posted on October 23, 2023 by The Political Hat

     The Marxist/Woke Left often talks about “decolonization”. In most people’s minds, this just means letting foreign people’s have democracy and do their own thing. But the attack by Hamas, and the support they have from the “decolonizing” Left shows exactly … Continue reading →

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