Author Archives: The Political Hat

Firing Line Friday: Capital Punishment (1968)

Posted on January 17, 2020 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”.      Previously, the question of Capital Punishment with Steve Allen was examined previously, but just two year after, the … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Enemies of Academic Wokeness: Ancient Anglo-Saxons; Genocide Beneficiaries; Mathematics

Posted on January 16, 2020 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: Mad as a bag of ferrets.      First, a little unwoke science … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles To Go Full-In With Racial Equity

Posted on January 14, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Disparate impact is the purported idea that any inequality of results is due to nefarious structures of oppression, and that in order to achieve “equity”, “justice” demands not that there be an equality of results, but rather an equality of … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (January 12th, 2020)

Posted on January 12, 2020 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for Jan. 12th, 2020

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Firing Line Friday: Capital Punishment (1966)

Posted on January 10, 2020 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 history of Capital Punishment in the United States has been one that is quite undulating in the … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Euthanasia in Killer Canada: Killing Without Consent; Alzheimer’s Society Against Those With Alzheimer’s; From Hospice To Execution

Posted on January 9, 2020 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: Oh, Canada!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Remember when … Continue reading →

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How Cultural Marxism Destroyed Education

Posted on January 8, 2020 by The Political Hat

     The once-hallowed halls of education, most importantly higher education, have been thoroughly taken over by the Gramscian march of the hard Left, with increasingly rarer holdouts and those successful in hiding their beliefs. Indoctrinated students form a new Red Guard … Continue reading →

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American Public Schools: Guardians of Sharia

Posted on January 7, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Despite the strict “separation of church and state” in public schools, it increasingly feels like there is no “separation of mosque and state”. We’ve already seen examples of schools in America teach about the hajj, extolling jihadis, and even write … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Brand New Decade; Same Old Tyranny

Posted on January 6, 2020 by The Political Hat

     The decade of the 2010s certainly seemed to close on a twinkling of hope for Venezuela. Spain ordered the extradition of Venezuela’s Ex-Intelligene chief to the U.S., while Maduro’s brother tyrant, Evo Morales, fled Bolivia after he was caught rigging … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (January 5th, 2020)

Posted on January 5, 2020 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for Jan. 5ht, 2020

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