Monthly Archives: June 2026

Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That the Government Has the Right to Regulate the Internet

Posted on June 26, 2026 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 all the new bills, in England, the U.S., and the rest of Europe, to push “age verification” … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Madness: VR vs. The Handicapped; Solving Physics With Queerness; Malaysian Muslim Transwoman Social Justice Studies

Posted on June 25, 2026 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: Straight White males can’t do modern science and technology apparently.      First, … Continue reading →

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Catgirl Floodgates

Posted on June 23, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Increasingly, moral barriers against genetic engineering are disappearing. “As detailed in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, a team led by Columbia University geneticist Dieter Egli used a technique called base editing, essentially editing a single strand of DNA, to edit two genomic … Continue reading →

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Transgender Potty Madness

Posted on June 22, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The literal and objective truth is that human beings are sexually dimorphic with both both acute and statistically obvious differences between the two sexes, which derive—baring a medical abnormality—from the chromosome match up of XX or XY, that is separate … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (June 21st, 2026)

Posted on June 21, 2026 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for June 21st, 2026

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Celebrating A Triumph Of The America Way: Juneteenth And The End Of Slavery

Posted on June 19, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Slavery was a horrible foreign import to America. America was founded as English colonies, and it is this Anglophere inheritance that had already ended slavery the better part of a millennium ago that finally triumphed in ending its reintroduction.      Here, … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Euthanasia: MAID Gone Mad; Death-on-Demand Culture; No For Animals But Yes For Human

Posted on June 18, 2026 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: Save all the animals except for humans.      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Dueling Big Brothers In Ohio

Posted on June 17, 2026 by The Political Hat

     There are dueling bill in Ohio, both of which seek control over your access to the internet.      The first is SB175, which says, covers “application stores” that provided applications or programs and “operating systems” that manage applications or programs on … Continue reading →

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Artificial Eggs Means One Thing: Bird Girls!

Posted on June 16, 2026 by The Political Hat

     We’ve heard of artificial wombs, but what about artificial eggs? That’s being taken care of. “Scientists have managed to hatch live chicks from a fully artificial egg – marking a de-extinction breakthrough that paves the way for resurrecting long-dead species. … Continue reading →

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The Semiquincentenial Question: Why Is America The Best?

Posted on June 15, 2026 by The Political Hat

     America is different from and better than the rest of the world. But, during this semiquincentenial, do people really understand why? Your humble author has opined quite often on the question and it can be a difficult one to ponder … Continue reading →

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