Tag Archives: New Feudalism

On Equality

Posted on December 6, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Equality. It seems like such a simple word—one that in all hypotheticality would be easy to define. However, it means different things to different people, and that difference in definition can, and has been, exploited by those who know the … Continue reading →

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Dissenters Purged From Venezuelan Civil Service

Posted on October 4, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Faced with a potential recall election, Venezuela’s President Maduro has decided to make a convincing case… by firing from the civil service anyone who dares not blindly support him: “In the last few months, Venezuelan politics pretty much has revolved … Continue reading →

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Equity vs. Essentialism

Posted on September 28, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Two of the major contrasts between Leftist thought and conservatism (in the Anglospheric vein) are: Whether human beings are tabula rasa upon which society can writ large vs. the idea that human nature actually exists; and society should reflect an … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Miseducating Civics; Miseducating Economics; Miseducating Women

Posted on August 11, 2016 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: Me not know education?  That’s unpossible!      First, a little mood music: … Continue reading →

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The New Feudalism of Venezuela’s Socialist Paradise

Posted on August 10, 2016 by The Political Hat

     So, what does President Maduro of that socialist paradise of “people power”, Venezuela, do when the people elect an overwhelming majority to the Venezuelan Congress dead set on removing you legally from power?      Try to have them banned, of course! … Continue reading →

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The Food Justice Conference

Posted on August 6, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Is anyone surprised that a university is holding an event called “Integrating Racial Equity and Food Justice into our Personal Lives, our Professional Lives, and Learning Environments“?  In this event: “‘Participants will explore strategies to develop and expand their personal … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Destruction of Liberty; Destruction of Society; Destruction of the People

Posted on July 7, 2016 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: Fundamentally transform all the things!      First, a Brexit wisdom:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Need for Conservative Campus Teach-Ins

Posted on June 15, 2016 by The Political Hat

Doing the job that universities once did.      Academia and American Universities more broadly, are ground zero for the Progressive attack on Western Civilization, “Kyriarchy”, and any semblance of sanity.      So infiltrated are the college campuses of America, that almost every … Continue reading →

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Labor Unions Are A Scam

Posted on April 19, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Labor Unions have fought for, and won, a $15 minimum wage for everyone in many California… everyone except their own members! “When Los Angeles City Council members voted two years ago to give hotel workers a raise, Bill Martinez was … Continue reading →

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Socialism for Dummies by a Dummy

Posted on April 6, 2016 by The Political Hat

     An idjit on Twitter tried you “educate” yours truely by pointing out a “Socialism for Dummies” video by a Marxist professor.  Yup, the video is as idiotic and wrong as you’d suspect an economics and history lecture by a Marxist … Continue reading →

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