Tag Archives: Social Justice

Quick Takes – College Madness: Obsession with Whiteness; Mandatory Social Justice; Adversity Scores

Posted on September 5, 2019 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: Wokeness is mandatory!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      With … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Wealth and Poverty

Posted on August 30, 2019 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 so many Democratic candidates for President taking an increasingly attacking the free-market system (“you didn’t build that”, … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Transgender Lies: Pronouns; Magical Transformations; Unwoke Feminists

Posted on August 22, 2019 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: Reject actual reality and substitute transgender ideology’s own.      First, a little … Continue reading →

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New Zealand’s War on Grocery Bags

Posted on August 13, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Fresh off stripping New Zealanders of their ancient right to personal arms and silencing dissent, the Mordor/Jacinda Aldern led government is now joining with woke environmental justice warriors in California and Europe. “New Zealand officially banned single-use plastic shopping bags … Continue reading →

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Elder Non-Gender Specific Sibling Is Watching Leviathan’s (Née Your) Children

Posted on August 8, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Which state looks at the People’s Republic of China’s “Social Credit System” and the novel 1984 and thinks “Hold my organic beer”?      A budget bill trailer in California answers that question. “Starting at birth and continuing until your kids are … Continue reading →

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The Wane of Monoculturalism

Posted on August 6, 2019 by The Political Hat

     If there is one glaring side-effect of “fighting like the Left”, it is that seems to necessitate “thinking like the Left”, or at least gravitate thinking thereto, not only as it pertains to tactics and strategy—superficially at least—but as it … Continue reading →

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A Satire of Wokeness

Posted on July 31, 2019 by The Political Hat

     There is no finer satire than one the begs for the invocation of Poe’s Law. To properly satire, one must understand the target that they are satirizing. A perfect example of that is the Twitter account of Titania McGrath, which … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Economics and Politics of Race

Posted on July 26, 2019 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 racism and who is to blame for racial inequality is an old one. When one … Continue reading →

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Transgender Violence: Dead Baby; Murdered Boy; Offended Trans-Boy

Posted on July 18, 2019 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: It ain’t violence if it’s woke…      First, a little (NSFW) mood … Continue reading →

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Woke Creationism

Posted on July 15, 2019 by The Political Hat

     For many on the Left, evolution is merely a justification for mocking those who believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible (but not the Koran, because that’d be racist or something). By and large, many who so openly mock … Continue reading →

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