Tag Archives: Leviathan

Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That Government Is Not the Solution; It Is the Problem

Posted on November 22, 2019 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 1981, Ronald Reagan declared during his inauguration speech that “government is not the solution to our problems; … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Gender Heretics: Purged for Question the Number of Genders; Retaliation against Real Women; Gender-Medical Complex

Posted on November 21, 2019 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: Heresy!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Are there only … Continue reading →

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The Presumption of Illegality and the Dictatorship of the Bureaucracy

Posted on November 18, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The big buzzword amongst woke “urban planners” is “equity“. If ever you hear your local government elected officials talk about it or hear them being informed about it, then you have fair warning that something sinister is afoot. Equity, in … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Transing Children: Tricking 8 Year Olds; Puberty Blockers For Pre-Teens; Adults & Middle Schoolers Swapping Sex Stories

Posted on November 14, 2019 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: Gotta get ‘em early and fresh?      First, a little mood music: … Continue reading →

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California’s War on Plastic

Posted on November 12, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Ah, California, the Fool’s Golden State, where plastic straws are considered a greater threat than plague rats, brings us the next chapters in the war against synthetic carbon-based polymers: Los Angeles City Council has followed San Fransisco in voting to … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Unqueers The Shirt

Posted on November 4, 2019 by The Political Hat

     For the better part of a decade a shirt maker who wouldn’t make a shirt that expressed a belief he didn’t feel was appropriate. The Kentucky Human Rights Commission, a non-elected bureaucracy, ruled that he was compelled to express speech … Continue reading →

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The Perpetual Whittling Away of Venezuela

Posted on October 21, 2019 by The Political Hat

     How bad is it in Venezuela? So bad that fleeing Venezuelans are willing to accept forced labor and sexual exploitation rather than go back. Increasingly, nations are recognizing that something has to be done to stop the perpetual slow collapse … Continue reading →

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The Hydra of Equity: Silent and Venomous

Posted on October 16, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The Modus Operandi of the Left consists not of bold and open fighting, or judicial/executive overreach that succeeds due to the Right meekly acquiescing, but rather of a death of a thousand cuts wherein organizations influence and change, sub rosa … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Transing Toddlers: Illinois Toddlers; California Sex Ed Gidelines; NEA President Pitching to Kindergartners

Posted on October 10, 2019 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: “Your child belongs to us already”      First, a little mood music: … Continue reading →

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Death of Europe

Posted on October 9, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Nowhere is the suicide of Western Civilization as advanced in its euthanistic orgy than in Europe. From guilt and hatred of borders to social justice, identity politics, and intersectionality, Europe is moribund. If any of Western Civilization is to be … Continue reading →

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