Author Archives: The Political Hat

The Food Justice Conference

Posted on August 6, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Is anyone surprised that a university is holding an event called “Integrating Racial Equity and Food Justice into our Personal Lives, our Professional Lives, and Learning Environments“?  In this event: “‘Participants will explore strategies to develop and expand their personal … Continue reading →

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The Hegemonic Dynamics of Children Swimming

Posted on August 5, 2016 by The Political Hat

     When left to their own devices, boys will tend to play with boys and girls will tend to play with girls.  This startling bit of obviousness was stumbled upon by University of Southern California graduate student Michela Musto, as seen … Continue reading →

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Progressivism and Tram-Ride Democracy

Posted on August 3, 2016 by The Political Hat

     During the recent failed coup in Turkey, Erdoğan called on the people and even the opposition to oppose the in order to uphold the “principles of democracy”.  The irony of a man who called democracy a tram that one rides … Continue reading →

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Democratic Authoritarianism in Turkey

Posted on August 1, 2016 by The Political Hat

     What began as a rallying cry for “democracy” has now turned into a purge of dissenters.  The failed coup in Turkey, whether a “Reichstag” moment or simply a pathetic attempt at a coup, has given Erdoğan the excuse to declare … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (July 31st, 2016)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for July 31st, 2016

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El Archipiélago de Gulag

Posted on July 30, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Venezuela continues down it’s path as a “socialist paradise” that other “socialist paradises” have trod down before: “Political arrests are a rare growth industry in Venezuela. When Nicolás Maduro became president after Hugo Chávez’s death from cancer in 2013, there … Continue reading →

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University Requires Ideological Purity

Posted on July 29, 2016 by The Political Hat

     College campuses have increasingly become hard-Left monocultures.  Now the University of Cincinnati is formally requiring new faculty and staff formerly declare their ideological purity in writing: “As of July 1, the University of Cincinnati will request a Diversity and Inclusion … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Transforming the Suburbs; Transforming the Colleges; Transforming the Courts

Posted on July 28, 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: Transform all the things!      First, a little mood music:  Victim of … Continue reading →

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Intersectional Irony of Planned Parenthood

Posted on July 27, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Planned Parenthood has jumped on the entire “intersectionality” bandwagon.  In addition to fighting against the so-called Patriarchy™ by aborting babies, who are disproportionately Black and poor, they want to fight the “White man” (presumably the Kyriarchy overall) by “dismantling” “systems … Continue reading →

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Poe’s Law, University Edition

Posted on July 26, 2016 by The Political Hat

     If you were told a university to combat “toxic masculinity” setting up programs with acronyms like “BALLS,” “DUDES,” or “PENIS,” would you think that this is legitimate, or a case of Poe’s Law where parody becomes indistinguishable from reality?  The … Continue reading →

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