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News of the Week (February 16th, 2014)

Posted on February 16, 2014 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for February 16th, 2014

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Venezuela Heading Down the Same Road that Other Socialist Utopias Have

Posted on February 15, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The common refrain from socialists and fanciers of Communism, when confronted with inevitable decent into tyranny and oppression that Communist and far Left socialist states suffer, is that it just wasn’t done “properly.”聽 Yet the reason that these states fall … Continue reading →

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California May Require a Smartphone “Kill Switch”

Posted on February 14, 2014 by The Political Hat

     California is now considering a law to require that all new smartphones and tablets become equipped with “kill switches” that would make the devices inoperable. “Citing skyrocketing thefts of smartphones and tablets, officials proposed Thursday that California become the first … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 6)

Posted on February 14, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s聽ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The sixth episode: What’s Wrong With Our Schools

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Schools Crossing the Line

Posted on February 13, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A Wisconsin school is under criticism for forcing children to participate in a “game” where they had to reveal personal and family information, such as: Do your parents drink? Do you cut yourself? Has anyone in your family been to … Continue reading →

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What is Common Core?

Posted on February 12, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Over at Breitbart, Merrill Hope gives a good summary of Common Core, and exactly why parents should be wary of it.      So, just what is Common Core? “Common Core is like the convoluted plotline of a daytime drama, impossible to … Continue reading →

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The Economics of Socialized Medical Care

Posted on February 11, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Milton Friedman on the economics of socialized medical care.

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Bipartisan Assault on Marriage and the Nevada Constitution

Posted on February 11, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Democratic Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Governor Brian Sandoval have conspired to overthrow the Constitution that binds them.聽 We are a nation based on the rule of law where the law emanates from the people, both past … Continue reading →

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All Your Children Belong to Us, Redux

Posted on February 10, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A former Massachusetts Secretary of Education and Common Core advocate, Paul Reville, has openly stated: “Why should some towns and cities and states have no standards or low standards and others have extremely high standards when the children belong to … Continue reading →

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Political Correctness and Cultural Marxism

Posted on February 9, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Bill Whittle speaks on how Marxists have gone from economic arguments, to social ones, and how under the guise of “Political Correctness” and “Justice,” they are fundamentally transforming America into a pre-failed Marxist state.

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