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Twenty Years Ago Today – NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 11, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Twenty years ago today, America was attacked. Instead of focusing in on America leaving Afghanistan, let us focus in on why we went there to begin with.  Never forget the victims who died, and those who fought back.      In Pace, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Abortion Laws: Pro and Con

Posted on September 10, 2021 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”.      Before Roe v. Wade, the question of abortion was up to the democratic process in each individual state. … Continue reading →

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Gleiwitz Redux

Posted on August 17, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The casus belli the regime of the National Socialist German Workers Party used to justify the invasion of Poland (in agreement with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) were purported incursions of foreign troops into claimed sovereign spaces.   This is just the … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Unethical Medicine: Woke Activism; World Medical Association vs. Medical Conscience; A Rare Reversal

Posted on August 12, 2021 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: Just following orders…      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Of … Continue reading →

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The U.K.’s National Health Service Does What It Does Best: Condemn A Baby To Death

Posted on August 10, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The United Kingdom’s so-called National Health Service (NHS) has built up quite a name for itself for insisting on killing, in several infamous cases, infants despite parents and even foreign countries not only objecting but also offering to take in … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Is There Any Soviet Justice?

Posted on August 6, 2021 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 cry of “social justice” and “racial justice” this past year and a half from the Marxist … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – The Transgendering Of Medicine: Medical Schools Denying Biological Sex; Abolishing Sex On The Birth Certificate; Minimizing Post-Operative Regret

Posted on August 5, 2021 by The Political Hat

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Anti-Racist Bioethics

Posted on July 27, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The woke obsession of “Anti-Racism” is further infesting the medical field, with woke “bioethicists” now demanding that “anti-racism” should not only be a component of medical decisions, but made a priority. An article in The Handings Center Report entitled “Antiracist … Continue reading →

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South Africa In A Widening Gyre

Posted on July 20, 2021 by The Political Hat

     South Africa has spiraled into riots, looting, and general lethal mayhem. While the arrest of former South African President Zuma for corruption was the tinder that lit this fire, the brush was already primed to burn in this nation which … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Shockley’s Thesis

Posted on July 16, 2021 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”.      It is surprising at times to see ideas and philosophies that are so discredited by history yet still … Continue reading →

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