Author Archives: The Political Hat

Blowing Up The Rules

     Increasingly, we are seeing more and more people declare that “there are no rules” and that we must “fight like the Left” to the point of adopting Leftist thinking and frameworks, both of which are necessary prerequisites to engage in … Continue reading

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Washington State’s War On Clergy

     Privilege communications are generally excluded from admissible evidence and those individuals who receive such privilege communications are exempt from being forced to testify in trials or otherwise give evidence. There are arguments that at least in some cases, such privilege … Continue reading

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News of the Week (June 1st, 2025)

  News of the Week for June 1st, 2025

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Firing Line Friday: Three Approaches to Terrorists

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      From Al Qaeda on 9/11 to Hamas on 10/7, and far too much in between, the 21st Century … Continue reading

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The Woke Way Of Thinking

     Wokeness is a way of thinking and a framework built on false premises whereby any analyses stemming therefrom are fundamentally flawed. Ultimately, it is designed to steer one to a predetermined conclusion, with only the details to be filled in, … Continue reading

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Violating The 2nd Amendment For Wrongthink, Ex Post Facto

     In the United States of America, it is not a crime to commit “wrongthink” and you can’t have your inalienable rights taken away because of it. However you can have your rights stripped away because your commission of “wrongthink” made … Continue reading

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     Due to being abnormally busy over the next two weekends, there will be no “News of the Week” this upcoming Sunday or the Sunday thereafter.  Posting will otherwise be light.

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Quick Takes – Gaia’s Rights Get Moist: Whale Rights; Rivers Are People Too; Unalienable Great Lakes

     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: Water, water everywhere, nor any rights to keep.      First, a little … Continue reading

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Alienation And The Mythologies Of Fascism And Communism

     Leftist ideology preys on the weak, offering balm to lost souls. In fact, “core of both Fascism and Communism as radical ideologies is a sense of alienation” as James Lindsay noted and further opines upon the subject, which is quoted … Continue reading

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Queer Flag Flap In Idaho

     Knee-jerk vexillological legislation against disapproved of flags is not just a Utah thing, but an Idaho one as well. Capital cities in both states are getting around bans on “pride flags” by designating said flags as official city government flags, … Continue reading

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