Author Archives: The Political Hat

     Update: Upgrade is also a success is a success.      Update: Server migration is a success. I’ll likely try to upgrade WordPress sometime this week, assuming everything keeps working with the upgrade…      Update: Migration has happened, but various software updates and … Continue reading →

Posted on September 3, 2016 by The Political Hat | 2 Comments

Out: Higher Education – In: Higher Propaganda

Posted on September 2, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Keeping students ignorant of the past makes them more susceptible to the influences of Progressive propaganda, while ginning up faux outrages and fear mongering insures that most students, even if exposed to actual history and philosophy, will stay within the … Continue reading →

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Rise of the Banana-less Republics

Posted on September 1, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Latin America, both the Spanish speaking countries and Brazil, are stereotypically known for being “banana republics” run by dictators.  Indeed, Venezuela and Cuba seem to personify this.  However, there is an increasing trend of would-be tyrants and corrupt “El Presidente” … Continue reading →

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Modern Cult of Telos

Posted on August 31, 2016 by The Political Hat

     An opinion piece from the New York Times surprisingly acknowledges the emotional fragility of modern students and their need for validation.  Unsurprisingly, this is used as an excuse to condemn teaching children self-discipline, self-reliance, and a stoic ability to endure. … Continue reading →

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The Colonizing Decolonizers

Posted on August 29, 2016 by The Political Hat

     It has become the revealed truth of the Left that “Patriarchy,” heterosexuality, or the “gender binary” are inventions of Western Civilization (and thus Whiteness) that was created in order to oppress people to gain unearned “privilege” by “colonizing” the mind … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (August 28th, 2016)

Posted on August 28, 2016 by The Political Hat

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Many Genders Good, Two Genders Bad

Posted on August 26, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The conflation of the terms “gender” and “biological sex” concomitant with the term “gender” as being something separate and distinct from biological sex, has led to the existence of biological sex being dismissed as a “social construct”.  Free of any … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Socialist Healthcare: No Treatment; No Surgery; No Doctors

Posted on August 25, 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: The abundance of socialism, medical edition      First, a little mood music: … Continue reading →

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Hugo Awards: Child Molestation and Puppy Kicking

Posted on August 24, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Or, how the WorldCon is society and art writ small—”she would know”.      Another WorldCon which hosts the Hugo Awards has come and gone.  Yet again the two “puppies” slates (Sad Puppies and Vox Day’s Rabid Puppies).  And yet again, the … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (August 21st, 2016)

Posted on August 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for August 21st, 2016

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