Category Archives: Progressives

Kavanaugh Hearings: Verdict First Trial Later

Posted on September 28, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The Senate Committee holding hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanagaugh have heard from his first, and more credible, of his accusers and from Judge Kavanaugh himself. There were two aspects to the hearing: An inquiry into the veracity … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Broke: Mathematics; Woke: STEAM; Bespoke: Social Justice Mathematics

Posted on September 27, 2018 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: 2 + 2 = 5      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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Transing Academia

Posted on September 26, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Yuval Levin pointed out in the book “Tyranny of Reason”, a religious limitation to objective scientific study by, IIRC, Aquinas that stipulated that observation and reason ought to be paramount provided that such evidence is not construed to contradict devine … Continue reading →

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Kernal of Social Justice

Posted on September 25, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The threat from “Social Justice” in technology comes not just from corporations, but now can be found in the open source community, as can be seen by Linux adopting a “social justice” friendly “code of conduct” (CoC), where vague prohibitions … Continue reading →

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What Does A Socialist Dictator Do When People Flee? Blame The “Wreckers” While Living High On The Hog!

Posted on September 24, 2018 by The Political Hat

     What do you get when you combine hyperinflation, mass unemployment, a destroyed education system, and murder rates that make war zones look safe? In just one week:Loaf of sandwich bread went from 2.1m to 6m Coca Cola went from 6m … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Greatest Asset, Redux

Posted on September 21, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The unhinged Left continue to be Trump’s greatest asset.      The RNC has previously put together an ad highlighting the willingness of the Left to proudly air their insanity. Since then, the Left has continued to provide fresh new insanity to … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Capitalism: Extermination; Racism; Redistribution

Posted on September 20, 2018 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: From each according their means to all Nomenklatura according to their … Continue reading →

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Freeing the Humanities from Academia

Posted on September 19, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The greatest assault on Western Civilization came from the inside, and what was once the deepest reposit of that knowledge: Academia. This is nowhere seem more deeply than in the purging of the humanities of millennia of learned knowledge and … Continue reading →

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Euthanasia in Belgium

Posted on September 18, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Countries where euthanasia are accepted as normal “medical treatment” nonetheless tend to ignore, gloss-over, or ignore the most egregious cases of state-sanctioned “medical” homicide. This only means, though, that what they do admit to is considered so within the pale … Continue reading →

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Begun, The Meme Wars Have

Posted on September 17, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The so-called Parliament of the European Union has passed sweeping copyright laws that are tantamount to a proactive censorship that would require licenses to link, pre-clearance of posts, and 24/7 monitoring to enforce vague requirements. “The Copyright Directive, first proposed … Continue reading →

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