Category Archives: Progressives

Quick Takes – Academic Ridiculousness: Queer Kids Lit; Asexual Hobbits; Indigenous Horse Science

Posted on July 16, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Unscholarly scholarship.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      What are … Continue reading →

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Presumed Guilty

Posted on July 14, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The extent of surveillance of people’s everyday lives has become so ubiquitous, that Lavrentiy Beria’s quip about showing him the man and he’ll find you the crime is coming true. With A.I., and other analysis tools authorities can use, your … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Why Are the Students Unhappy?

Posted on July 10, 2026 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Wokeness and radicalism is nothing new in and at colleges and universities is nothing new.   Let us … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Curing Dementia via Death: Bioethicist Approved; New Jersey Approved; Netherlands Just Fine With Killing All the Mentally Ill

Posted on July 9, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: They could have just given them a Pepsi!      First, a little … Continue reading →

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Shut Up The Public Health Official Declared

Posted on July 7, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Censorship when it comes to healthcare related policy is never good. It induces people to question legitimate science and research while also empowering cranks and those with agendas to silence veritable dissent. But such is the call from a once … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The People’s Bicentennial as Spoilsports

Posted on July 3, 2026 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With the semisesquicentennial right around the corner, let us look back half a century ago during the bicentennial … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That the Government Has the Right to Regulate the Internet

Posted on June 26, 2026 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With all the new bills, in England, the U.S., and the rest of Europe, to push “age verification” … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Madness: VR vs. The Handicapped; Solving Physics With Queerness; Malaysian Muslim Transwoman Social Justice Studies

Posted on June 25, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Straight White males can’t do modern science and technology apparently.      First, … Continue reading →

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Transgender Potty Madness

Posted on June 22, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The literal and objective truth is that human beings are sexually dimorphic with both both acute and statistically obvious differences between the two sexes, which derive—baring a medical abnormality—from the chromosome match up of XX or XY, that is separate … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Euthanasia: MAID Gone Mad; Death-on-Demand Culture; No For Animals But Yes For Human

Posted on June 18, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Save all the animals except for humans.      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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