Tag Archives: Patriotism

Happy Bill of Rights Day

Posted on December 15, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Today is the 233rd anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … Continue reading →

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The Nouveau Nomenklatura

Posted on November 26, 2024 by The Political Hat

     A century and a half ago, James FitzJames Stephen said something rather prescient:      People came in time to regard their rulers rather as their own agents and the depositaries of their own power than as antagonistic powers to be kept … Continue reading →

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A Day Of Remembrance

Posted on November 11, 2024 by The Political Hat

      Though begun as “Armistice Day,” Veterans Day has expanded in the United States as a day for all those brave men and women who fight to keep us free. But we must never forget those who sacrificed themselves.       Sabaton’s moving … Continue reading →

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Words To Remember When Voting

Posted on November 5, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Over a decade ago, I was talking with a scientist who had immigrated from Bulgaria, had lived under Communism, and had become an American citizen. The words she spoke to me still gives me a chill of terror: Tweet

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The Woke Right

Posted on October 14, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One thing your humble author has tried to do is look at the more fundamental underpinnings of Leftist thinking, and not just the more noticeable superficial effects that others tend to focus on. One of these is the belief that … Continue reading →

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Transgenderism Comes For The Daughters Of The American Revolution

Posted on October 1, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Transgenderism is a rejection of biological reality and of genetic truth. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is open to female decedents by blood of Patriots who contributed to the Revolutionary cause in the American War of Independence. So, … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Three Years Ago Today – NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 11, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Twenty-three years ago today, America was attacked. Instead of focusing in on the political and legal shenanigans going on in politics, let us focus who never would have the luxury of political circuses.  Never forget the victims who died, and … Continue reading →

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Rose-Tinted Doom

Posted on September 10, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Nostalgia can be a hell of a drug. One of the points your humble author has emphasized is how the Left works sub rosa and doesn’t work openly until they believe they have fundamentally transformed society enough and the Overton … Continue reading →

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More Than Blood, More Than Land

Posted on August 21, 2024 by The Political Hat

     For some, what makes Americans American is being a “common people”, a “common land”, and a “shared history”.   This is true of practically every single people with a homeland that have been identified as such for long enough.   … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The High-Frontier Concept

Posted on August 2, 2024 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 growing threat to America from places like Communist China—with its multitude of production facilities—and it’s allies, … Continue reading →

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