Author Archives: The Political Hat

Glaciers Are Politicians Too

     There is a certain obsession with the “Nature Rights” crowd with making objects morally equivalent to humans. They’ve done this with lagoons, lakes, moons, swamps, rivers, and mountains.   Now, not only are glaciers like people too, they can even … Continue reading

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Science vs. The Oppressive Colonialism Of Intellectual Property

     In this day and age where everything seems to be accused of being White Supremacy from milk to mini-sombreros, science is of course targeted as oppressive and colonialist. Science has been declared to be sexist, and even a form colonialism … Continue reading

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News of the Week (August 25th, 2024)

  News of the Week for August 25th, 2024

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That Welfare Has Done More Harm than Good

     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 whether the Welfare state is good or bad depends for far too many people on … Continue reading

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Quick Takes – Lesser Children Of Gaia: “More Than Human” Rights; Wyoming City Approves Rights For Nature; School of Sustainability

     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: Sorry, you’re just not as important as some random rock.      First, … Continue reading

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More Than Blood, More Than Land

     For some, what makes Americans American is being a “common people”, a “common land”, and a “shared history”.   This is true of practically every single people with a homeland that have been identified as such for long enough.   … Continue reading

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The Woke Roots Remain

     With the many stories of “DEI” bureaucracies being dismantled in academic institutions, it is easy to think that it has been defeated and in retreat, with sane voices ready to declare victory. However, in some schools, they are just rebranding … Continue reading

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European Commission vs. Thought Criminals

     A member of the European Commission, and all around censorious Eurocrat Tierry Breton has openly warred that a -non-European company hosting a chat with a candidate for a non-European public office could be acting illegally due to “disseminating” doubleplusungood wrongthink. … Continue reading

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News of the Week (August 18th, 2024)

  News of the Week for August 18th, 2024

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Firing Line Friday: Are Medical Costs Controllable?

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The exponentially rising cost of medical care, even above that of inflation, has long been catnip for those … Continue reading

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