Author Archives: The Political Hat

Early Voting in Nevada 2026 (1st Week of Early Voting)

Posted on October 24, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Since the election changes brought in the wake of the Covid lockdowns, there are only two general elections in Nevada, and only one undertaken during a midterm. While comparisons can be made, the numbers from 2022 may not be reflective … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That Social Security Should Be Privatized

Posted on October 23, 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”.      The increasing bipartisan popularity of welfare has increased focus on the looming shortfall for Social Security. Let us … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Praxis: Special Ed. Equity Audit; DEI Renamed; Trashing YAF

Posted on October 22, 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: Wokes of the world unite?      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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The Left And The Molding Of Mankind

Posted on October 20, 2026 by The Political Hat

     That human beings are born as a blank slate (i.e. Tabula Rasa) that can be moulded, or re-moulded after their collective slates have been wiped clean, is a long standing tenet of the broader Left that rejects that human beings … Continue reading →

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Fear the Boom and Bust

Posted on October 19, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The question of the roll of the government in managing the economy is as hot a topic now as it has been through our history.      Here is a debate between John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek… in rap format!

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News of the Week (October 18th, 2026)

Posted on October 18, 2026 by The Political Hat

News of the Week for October 18th, 2026 2026 Election Abortion Gun Rights Hide the Decline Socialized Medicine War & Terror National News Economy & Taxes International News Opinion

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Firing Line Friday: The Failure of Organized Religion

Posted on October 16, 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”.      The question of personal faith and organized religion can be a deeply personal one. Let us look back … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Canada Keeps Killing: Can’t Cook? Death! Eating Disorder? Death! Demented? Death!

Posted on October 15, 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: In America it’s “give me liberty or give me death”; in … Continue reading →

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Why Postliberalism Failed

Posted on October 13, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Patrick Deneen is a Leftist. He invents a reductio ad absurdum that all “liberalism”, from Locke to Marx, are based on a near eschcatalogial obsession of atomized autonomous individuals freed from “family, tradition, religion, local community and even the limits … Continue reading →

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Camouflage Socialism

Posted on October 12, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The embrace of literal socialism by many on the purported “Right” is, at this point, hard to ignore. Yet the word “socialism” remains so toxic to so many outside of the Left, so the Socialist Right must deceive, inveigle, and … Continue reading →

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