Author Archives: The Political Hat

Dutch Euthanasia Goes Looney Toons

Posted on October 18, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The Netherlands introduced euthanasia with the promise that it would only apply to the terminally ill suffering unbearable pain. By “terminally ill” they meant perfectly healthy and by “unbearable pain” they mean having a fulfilling life… “The Dutch government intends … Continue reading →

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Science and Sexism, or Why Feminist Science Isn’t

Posted on October 17, 2016 by The Political Hat

     It is a trope and cliché, abet accurate ones, that the so-called “social sciences” in Academica reject objective reality and substitute “social constructs” with the clear implication that: “[T] here are female ‘ways of knowing’ that differ from male ways … Continue reading →

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The following blogs are not longer active, and will be removed from the Blogroll: Blackmailers Don’t Shoot, Clean up Nevada, and Cranky Hermit.  If they ever come back online, they will be re-added.

Posted on October 16, 2016 by The Political Hat | Comments Off on Blogroll Clean-up

News of the News (October 16th, 2016)

Posted on October 16, 2016 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for October 16th, 2016

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Why The Alt-Right Doesn’t Get Conservatism

Posted on October 14, 2016 by The Political Hat

     A freelance writer at the Daily Caller, is celebrating the death of conservatism, and the rise of the Alt-Right. Clearly, the freelancer doesn’t quite get what conservatism is: “I would ask those who today consider themselves conservatives: What exactly are … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academia: Purging the Unfaithful; Purging H8rz; Purging Academic Study

Posted on October 13, 2016 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: All the little Eichmanns…      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Hugo Awards Ought To Go Psycho

Posted on October 12, 2016 by The Political Hat

     This past Summer I attended, on two consecutive weekends, both the WorldCon in Kansas City, which hosts the Hugo Awards, and thereafter a Heavy Metal festival in Las Vegas known as Psycho Vegas. In terms of entertainment and “Social Justice” … Continue reading →

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Belgium Puts the Youth in Euthanasia

Posted on October 11, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The first child to be killed by “assisted suicide” since Belgium legalized the practice for minors has had his life snuffed out.      The law is supposed to only to apply when the child is “terminally ill, face ‘unbearable physical suffering’ … Continue reading →

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The Virtue of Politically Correct Bullying

Posted on October 10, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The worldview of the broader Left is in many ways a religious one. It is a faith of ultimate good and ultimate evil. ‘Tis a manichean world view where the ultimate evil is the miasmic conspiracy of “Kyriarchy” and innocent … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (October 9th, 2016)

Posted on October 9, 2016 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for October 9th, 2016

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