Author Archives: The Political Hat

Violence & Speech

Posted on December 13, 2025 by The Political Hat

     A few months ago, your humble author noted that many inside and outside of government seemed to normalize prosecuting free speech by crouching real crimes not in terms of the actual criminality, but in expressions of wrongthink. Others, including those … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday, Revisited: Should We Regulate the Use of Words

Posted on December 12, 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 Progressive or Woke Left have increasingly been using the idea of “Stochastic Terrorism” to justify censorship … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Transfeminist Academic Propaganda: Feminist Queer Digestion; Transgender Ways Of Knowing; Transfeminist Pregnancy

Posted on December 11, 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: Just as a trans-woman isn’t a woman, trans-science isn’t science.      First, … Continue reading →

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Economics With Ducks

Posted on December 9, 2025 by The Political Hat

     If ducks can teach you discrete mathematics, then certainly they can teach you about economics, especially when its are coming from the richest duck in the world.      The emphasis on circulating money is a bit Keynesian, which was typical of … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (December 7th, 2025)

Posted on December 7, 2025 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for December 7th, 2025

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Firing Line Friday: Is Hollywood a Lost Cause?

Posted on December 5, 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 complaints about the entertainment industry being exceedingly Left leaning are decades old.   Let us look back … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Illegal But Not Gone: Race Based Scholarships At Central Arkansas; Affirmative Action At New Mexico; Race Based Scholarships At UCLA

Posted on December 4, 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: When the color of your skin is the content of your … Continue reading →

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Stagnation & Immigration

Posted on December 3, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Your humble author has long held a view, with some refinement, regarding legal immigration and what ought to be America’s policy thereregarding. To wit: Since America is the civil and societal heritage we hold in common, rather than blut und … Continue reading →

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Abolition Of An Ancient Right In Britain

Posted on December 2, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the foundational documents for America, is the Magna Carta, which along with the Charter of the Forest, establish an oft unheralded blessing of the rule of law.   In particular in included the provision for the “lawful judgement … Continue reading →

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No Penny For Your Thoughts

Posted on December 1, 2025 by The Political Hat

     After hundreds of years, the U.S. Mint will no longer be making new one cent pieces, commonly called a “penny”. This was done because it takes more money to make a penny then a penny is worth, though that loss … Continue reading →

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