Author Archives: The Political Hat

The Employment Depression

Posted on January 15, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The “official” unemployment rate has fallen to 6.7%, compared to an average unemployment rate of 5.3% under Geroge W. Bush. Four years after the “official” recovery from the recession in 2009, the unemployment rate has finally dropped below 7%. So, … Continue reading →

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California Lawyers: Citizenship? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Citizenship

Posted on January 14, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A man who came to California illegally from Mexico has been granted the right to practice law, despite the fact that “under federal law, no law firm, business or public agency can legally hire him.”      This is just another example … Continue reading →

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The Sundering of Marriage

Posted on January 13, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Marriage is no longer what it once was: A social more protect by law intended to channel the energy and sexual drive of men and women into a stable family where children can be loved and raised.      With same-sex “marriage” … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (January 12th, 2014)

Posted on January 12, 2014 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for January 12th, 2014

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Papers Please!

Posted on January 11, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A University of Arizona student has documented being stopped over 300 times by Federal border checkpoints… despite not only NOT transversing the border, but also being hundreds of mile from the borders!      The right to a secure border is something … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 1)

Posted on January 10, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The first episode: The Power of the Market

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Son of Sam Policing

Posted on January 9, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A woman was subject to “sexual assault and gratuitous radiological bombardment” by the police because… a dog prompted them to! “First the agents strip-searched the plaintiff, examining her anus and vagina with a flashlight. Finding nothing, they took her to … Continue reading →

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WTF?: “Toward a Feminist Postcolonial Milk Studies”

Posted on January 8, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Academic research in the social sciences is not about finding the truth.  It is about having a narrow-minding worldview and validating it through cerebral onanism.  A so-called “ecofeminist writer, scholar, activist, and documentary filmmaker,” Greta Gaard,  expostulates about “Feminist Postcolonial … Continue reading →

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Ban on Asset Forfeiture without Conviction

Posted on January 7, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A proposed bill in Michigan would rein in asset forfeiture abuse by prohibiting it unless there is a conviction: “[T]he primary goal of asset forfeiture is “to deter and punish drug criminals by taking away the goods, property, and money … Continue reading →

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Complaining about Boys being Boys

Posted on January 6, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Probably one of the most noticeable complaint of the rabid feminists and advocates of abolishing the notion of gender is that boys will tend to act… like boys.  The drive to overrule biology and turn little boys into nothing more … Continue reading →

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