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News of the Week for Apr. 7th, 2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by The Political Hat

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America, the Modern Day Ancien Regime

Posted on April 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Alexis de Tocqueville, while most famous for his Democracy in America, was also the author of another seminal work that is perhaps more relevant today than Democracy in America: L’Ancien Régime et la Révolution.      In describing the condition of L’Ancien … Continue reading →

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Lone Star Hydra: The Progressive Threat

Posted on March 25, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Texas has the second largest Congressional delegation after California, and thus the second largest amount of electoral votes.  Out of the four “big” states, only Texas has shown itself to be reliably “red” in both Gubernatorial and Presidential elections.      As … Continue reading →

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News of the Week for Mar. 18th, 2013

Posted on March 18, 2013 by The Political Hat

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News of the Week for Feb. 24th, 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by The Political Hat

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News of the Week for Feb. 17th, 2013

Posted on February 17, 2013 by The Political Hat

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Tragedy of the Medical Commons

Posted on February 15, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Probably one of the most stinging lies that President Obama made regarding Obamacare, was that “if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.”  One of the more insidious measures is Federal requirements that approved insurance conform to the … Continue reading →

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Discrimination Without Discrimination

Posted on February 13, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development has finalized a rule that sets the standard for determining whether discrimination has occurred: The lack of equality of results.  In effect, once could be found guilty of discriminating even without discrimination actually … Continue reading →

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A More Honest “State of the Union”

Posted on February 12, 2013 by The Political Hat

     While much will be said about President Obama’s “State of the Union” address, as well as Sen. Rubio’s official GOP response, and Rand Paul’s “Tea Party” response, little has been said about the actual state of our union.      Perhaps a more … Continue reading →

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Obama, Romney, and GOP Technology: A Chilling Analysis

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Guest Poster

     The following post appeared on the Red Mass Group blog and posted by “edfactor,” and posted under a Creative Commons CC-BY license as noted below. Please spread far and wide in the hopes of someone in charge actually doing something … Continue reading →

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