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News of the Week for May 19th, 2013

Posted on May 19, 2013 by The Political Hat

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Obama, After the Oceans Recedes…

Posted on May 15, 2013 by The Political Hat

     During the 2008 elections, then Senator Obama declared that his election would mark when the “the rise of the oceans began to slow.”  Perhaps, with his re-election in 2012, it seemed that not only did the rise slow, but actually … Continue reading →

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Obamanomics: Corporatism Incarnate

Posted on May 14, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has been “encouraging” health care companies to fork over wads of money to further the implementation of Obamacare.      This goes far beyond the usual excuse of a “public-private” partnership.  Obamacare gives Sebelius broad … Continue reading →

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Story of a 2X4

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Guest Poster

     An enlightening story from commenter Minnfidel over at the AoSHQ, that explains the economics of taxation: “Let me tell you a story about a 2X4 that went into a home. The land that grew the wood is taxed, The seedling … Continue reading →

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Retirement …To Each According To Their Needs

Posted on April 9, 2013 by The Political Hat

     President Obama’s budget for 2013 includes a limitation of how much people can put away in their IRA in order to save less than a billion dollars a year and to achieve greater “fairness.”      Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) would be … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Totalitarian Freedom

Posted on April 8, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Obama has expressed his frustration with the 2nd Amendment and those who oppose the anti-civil liberties bills being passed and proposed across the country.  He asks why “we” can’t pass gun control legislation when: “Well, the government is us. These … Continue reading →

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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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Gabriel Over the White House

Posted on March 30, 2013 by The Political Hat

     This Sunday, March 31st, is the 80th anniversary of Hollywood’s love-song to Fascist dictatorship and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gabriel Over the White House.      The movie was based on the book by Thomas Fredric Tweed, who was an advisor to David … Continue reading →

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For Robert Reich, Dissent is Treason

Posted on March 8, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Robert Reich, Clinton’s former Secretary of the Treasury and champion of “afflicting the comfortable“, has painted a dark picture of an insidious and treasonous conspiracy to overthrow the government using almost discordian tactics: “Imagine a plot to undermine the government … Continue reading →

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News of the Week for Mar. 3rth, 2013

Posted on March 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

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