Author Archives: The Political Hat

Danger Defined by Resemblance to a Gun

Posted on April 6, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The now infamous case of a 7 year old being suspended for eating a pastry such that the uneaten portion vaguely resembled a gun raises the question: Does anything that vaguely resembles the shape of a gun a clear and … Continue reading →

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Into the Maelstrom: The War on Boys

Posted on April 5, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The precipitous drop in the success of males in school and the workforce, while concomitantly there was an increase in the success for women has become so noticeable, that even center left policy organizations, such as Third Way, have noticed … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Need Gun Control – We Need Politician Control

Posted on April 4, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The insanity and drama surrounding Nevada Democrat politician Steven Brooks has finally reached a crescendo at the end of a police chase.  Now-former Assemblyman Steven Brooks was arrested for threatening the Nevada Assembly Speaker (a fellow Democrat), arrested again for … Continue reading →

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America, the Modern Day Ancien Regime

Posted on April 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Alexis de Tocqueville, while most famous for his Democracy in America, was also the author of another seminal work that is perhaps more relevant today than Democracy in America: L’Ancien Régime et la Révolution.      In describing the condition of L’Ancien … Continue reading →

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Nevada Assembly Considering Gun Bills, Both Good & Bad

Posted on April 2, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Nevada Assembly’s Judicial Committee is considering AB234, which would not only criminalize private transfers and ban possession of “metal piercing bullets,” but create an excise tax on both guns and bullets.      Legislators can be contacted here, or alternately opinions can … Continue reading →

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Isn’t This How The Movie “The Thing” Started?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Russian scientists had discovered what they term “unclassified and unidentified” life in the Antarctic lake, Vostok. To whit: “Vostok, Antarctica’s largest subglacial lake, is believed to have been sealed off from the outside world for millions of years, meaning any … Continue reading →

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News of the Week for Mar. 31st, 2013

Posted on March 31, 2013 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for Mar. 31st, 2013

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Gabriel Over the White House

Posted on March 30, 2013 by The Political Hat

     This Sunday, March 31st, is the 80th anniversary of Hollywood’s love-song to Fascist dictatorship and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gabriel Over the White House.      The movie was based on the book by Thomas Fredric Tweed, who was an advisor to David … Continue reading →

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Abolition of Gender – Canadian Edition

Posted on March 29, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Via the Blazing Cat Fur blog, yet another attack on “gender” is being instigated by the government, this time in Canada.      The Toronto District School Board  is touting a pamphlet that stresses “transgender” rights, specifically the right of people to … Continue reading →

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The White Stigma

Posted on March 28, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive racialists have stepped up their game in Wisconsin by singling out children based on race and inducing them to wear badges of shame to indicate the original sin of being white.      The Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction runs … Continue reading →

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