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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 6)

Posted on October 4, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but five weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The sixth episode: … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – The Coming Economic Doom: In Slow Motion; Looming Closer; Worse Than You Think

Posted on October 3, 2024 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: Whichever party controls the White House when it comes will suffer … Continue reading →

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The Hot New Science: Indigenous Wisdom

Posted on October 2, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the more insidious assaults on Western Civilization is the attack on science and scientific expertise. Sometimes this done by a direct assault that not only posits the validity of anti-science “ways of knowing” and the rights and freedoms … Continue reading →

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Transgenderism Comes For The Daughters Of The American Revolution

Posted on October 1, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Transgenderism is a rejection of biological reality and of genetic truth. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is open to female decedents by blood of Patriots who contributed to the Revolutionary cause in the American War of Independence. So, … Continue reading →

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What Was Seen Is Now Hidden Again

Posted on September 30, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the reasons why the Gramscian “slow march through the institutions” works so well is because most people don’t care about underlying fundamental things and only care when, and only so long as, their superficial sense of normalcy is … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (September 29th, 2024)

Posted on September 29, 2024 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for September 29th, 2024

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 5)

Posted on September 27, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but six weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The fifth episode: … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Miseducation Of Children: High School Lap Dance; Passing Failing Migrants; Ideological Boot Camps

Posted on September 26, 2024 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 future belongs to woke migrant strippers.      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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When Optional Indoctrination Is Mandatory

Posted on September 25, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Ah yes, college, where you have the freedom to do what you want… except for missing out on the “optional” training for “diversity and inclusion”. NEW: The University of South Carolina required all students to affirm the value of "diversity … Continue reading →

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Artificial Leg Muscles Mean One Thing: Catgirls Who Can Run, Dance, And Skip

Posted on September 24, 2024 by The Political Hat

     The development of technology from crude robot automata to more complex and humanlike bodies has seen developments, such as artificial living skin and artificial wombs, now includes artificial leg muscles. “Researchers said on Monday they had designed the first robotic … Continue reading →

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