Tag Archives: Social Justice

Quick Takes – Goings On In Academia: Discriminatory Neutrality; Health Equity Center; Anti-Racist Workshop For White Educators

Posted on January 23, 2025 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: When all ya got is an anti-racist hammer, everything is a … Continue reading →

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The Pernicious Invention of “Disparate Impact”

Posted on January 14, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the hallmarks of Cultural Marxism and wokeness is the belief that justice can not be attained by treating people equally or even by treating them as individuals. Instead, a “System of Oppression” that is proclaimed to be at … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Eco-Overlords: Rights Of Nature Tribunal; Eco-Marxist Education; Reshaping Your Diet

Posted on January 9, 2025 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: The Acolytes of Gaia shall ensure your Green compliance… or else! … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Realistic Insights into Crime and Punishment

Posted on December 6, 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”.      The question of crime and what to do about it often seems simple when we listen to politicians … Continue reading →

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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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Quick Takes – The Coming Economic Doom: In Slow Motion; Looming Closer; Worse Than You Think

Posted on October 3, 2024 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: Whichever party controls the White House when it comes will suffer … Continue reading →

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The Hot New Science: Indigenous Wisdom

Posted on October 2, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the more insidious assaults on Western Civilization is the attack on science and scientific expertise. Sometimes this done by a direct assault that not only posits the validity of anti-science “ways of knowing” and the rights and freedoms … 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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What Was Seen Is Now Hidden Again

Posted on September 30, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the reasons why the Gramscian “slow march through the institutions” works so well is because most people don’t care about underlying fundamental things and only care when, and only so long as, their superficial sense of normalcy is … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 5)

Posted on September 27, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but six weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The fifth episode: … Continue reading →

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