Author Archives: The Political Hat

What is the Next Step In “Sexual Equality”?

Posted on September 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Washington Post has published about the case of a high school teacher who committed statutory rape against a 14 year old student.  The article sympathizes with the declared victim:  The statutory rapist.  When the only sexual taboo is to … Continue reading →

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There is No Family but the State

Posted on September 2, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Elementary school students in Illinois are being taught that the government is “like a nation’s family” and that it takes care of the citizens like a family takes care of a child.  As much as the defenders of the worksheet … Continue reading →

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News of the Week for September 1st, 2013

Posted on September 1, 2013 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for September 1st, 2013

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Fables of Cory Booker

Posted on August 31, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Crypto-Progressive and soon-to-be New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been caught in a bit of a fib.  Specifically his tales of his friend “T-Bone” — “the drug pusher who the mayor has said threatened his life at one turn and … Continue reading →

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They Would Rather the Poor be Poorer

Posted on August 30, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Alabama is having a new scholarship tax credit program challenged by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) because it doesn’t help every single child.  It would provide $3500 per student in a failing public school.  Not every child will benefit … Continue reading →

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When Everything is a Public Issue, Then You Have No Private Existence

Posted on August 29, 2013 by The Political Hat

     One of the fundamental differences in political philosophy is the extent and scope of government.  It is not so much the size of the budget or the number of civil servants, though there is an obvious correlation, but the scope … Continue reading →

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The Content of Their Character

Posted on August 28, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. talked about a future where people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”      Now, more than before, people are judged by the color … Continue reading →

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Progressives, Thy Name is Intolerance

Posted on August 27, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Is there any greater lie than that of the Progressive Left’s belief in tolerance?  Those who dare to disagree, or even refuse to affirm, the twisted mores of the Progressives, are readily being punished, even if they are children!  Now, … Continue reading →

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Jesse Jackson’s Hypocrisy is What is “Frowned Upon”

Posted on August 26, 2013 by The Political Hat

     An Australian athlete was brutally murdered by three boys who were “bored.”  It turns out that at least one of the boys had animus against White people and a desire for revenge against… George Zimmerman.      Jesse Jackson, who is most … Continue reading →

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News of the Week for August 25th, 2013

Posted on August 25, 2013 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for August 25th, 2013

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