Author Archives: The Political Hat

Norwegian Boys, The New Perfect Little Girls?

Posted on November 14, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Scandinavian “gender equality” measures are being heralded as changing children’s understanding of gender and creating “new boys” who basically are praised for acting like quintessential girls.  In effect there was “a change in how boys relate to emotions. Being personal … Continue reading →

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Guns and Racism

Posted on November 14, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A recent “research” article declared that “simply owning a firearm may also lead whites to develop more negative attitudes toward blacks.”  According to this “scientific” research, people who support their 2nd Amendment liberties are RAAACIST!      That reality is quite contrary … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of a People’s Technocracy

Posted on November 13, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A Stanford University lecturer called for Silicon Valley to secede from the rest of the nation because “United States had become ‘the Microsoft of nations’: outdated and obsolescent. When technology companies calcify, Mr. Srinivasan said, you don’t reform them. You … Continue reading →

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Fighting Discrimination Against Biological Fathers

Posted on November 12, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Men who raise the children they have sired, and do to in a monogamous relationship (i.e. Marriage) with the mother of said children, ought to be supported by society and our cultural norms and mores.  It is a family with … Continue reading →

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Another Socialized Medicine “Success” Story

Posted on November 12, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A possible glimpse of the future that Obamacare, and potential single-payer system, can be seen in that toilet-paperless hellhole, Venezuela: “The country’s 1999 constitution guarantees free universal health care to Venezuelans, who sit on the world’s largest proven oil reserves. … Continue reading →

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Let Us Honer They Who Risked Everything For Freedom

Posted on November 11, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Though begun as “Armistice Day,” Veterans Day has expanded in the United States as a day for all those brave men and women who fight to keep us free.      On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (November 10th, 2013)

Posted on November 10, 2013 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for November 10th, 2013

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Common Core: Roman Numeral AILFAY

Posted on November 9, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Idiocy so strong, it speaks volumes about itself… Is this some of that Common Core math? (cc @michellemalkin; @twitchyteam) pic.twitter.com/3ICfJiC1nO — Adam (@GPIA7R) November 5, 2013

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate

Posted on November 9, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the Obamacare contraceptive mandate and being an undue burden on religious freedom: “We hold that the plaintiffs — the business owners and their companies — may challenge the mandate. We further … Continue reading →

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Equality Über Alles

Posted on November 8, 2013 by The Political Hat

     One of the major ideological components of the broader Left is a perverted sense of “justice” wherein  there is an equality of outcome and everyone is the same.  The obvious downside is that this means that they’d “rather the poor … Continue reading →

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