Author Archives: The Political Hat

Firing Line Friday: The Intellectual’s Responsibilities in an Age of Totalitarian

Posted on January 10, 2025 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”.      Creators being censored and even punished by totalitarian regimes (or merely repressive institutions) is anything but a new … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Eco-Overlords: Rights Of Nature Tribunal; Eco-Marxist Education; Reshaping Your Diet

Posted on January 9, 2025 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: The Acolytes of Gaia shall ensure your Green compliance… or else! … Continue reading →

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Breaking Free from Political Polarization?

Posted on January 8, 2025 by The Political Hat

     There have been many alternatives to the classic “political compass”. Bruce Pardy from the American Institute for Economic Research discusses just such an alternate view to the more familiar political compass, or simple Left/Right graph.

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Defining Woke

Posted on January 7, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Many on the Right are so hell bent to “fight like the Left” that they’ve adopted the Left’s way of thinking. Some have termed them the “Woke Right”; others object to that term because they don’t share the same utopian … Continue reading →

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For Whom, The Inheritors

Posted on January 6, 2025 by The Political Hat

     For some, America is a birthright appellation whose culture and substance is inherited via spiraling coils of DNA. In reality, culture is a living thing and one becomes part of a culture by being part of that culture… not by … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (January 5th, 2025)

Posted on January 5, 2025 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for January 6th, 2025

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Firing Line Friday: Oil: The Issue of American Intervention

Posted on January 3, 2025 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 intersection of economic need and foreign policy is nothing new. The question of American foreign policy priorities … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Have a Happy, and safe, New Year!      Enjoy a tasty beverage (or ten)!

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News of the Week (December 30th, 2024)

Posted on December 30, 2024 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for December 30th, 2024

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     Just doing a little end-of-year cleaning out the Blogroll by removing defunct blogs. Four blogs that were listed in the sidebar is now pining for the fjords, and no longer exist. If it is your blog or if it has … Continue reading →

Posted on December 28, 2024 by The Political Hat | 1 Comment