Category Archives: Progressives

Dear Straight Black Men, Welcome to the Kyriarchy!

Posted on October 7, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Just as those of Asian ethnicities have become the new “Whites” (with all the attendant “White Privilege”), now it seems that Straight Black Men have become the “White People of Black People“… “It feels counterintuitive to suggest that straight black … Continue reading →

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Climate Inquisition Comes To Canada

Posted on October 6, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Climate Change due to CO2 and only CO2 is a neo-religious tenant, which denies dissent and assumes a divine revelation of truth. Canada, under “little Trudeau” has launched a “competition bureau” which decided to use its time and budget to… … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Intersectionality!: Intersectional Faith; Intersectional Liberation; Intersectional Pilgrimages

Posted on October 5, 2017 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: Catechisms of a Secular Faith      First, a little bit of mood … Continue reading →

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Arizona Supreme Court: Deny Objective Biological Science and Presume the Impossible

Posted on October 4, 2017 by The Political Hat

     The Supreme Court’s ruling declaring Gay Marriage to a Constitutional right was premised on the Rawlsian presumption that a couple of different sexes was exactly the same as couples of the same sex, and that any point to the contrary … Continue reading →

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The Real Institutional Bias

Posted on October 3, 2017 by The Political Hat

     It is an axiomatic statement of faith on the Left that there are institutional privileges and institutional biases that leads society to inexorably grant power to the White “cis-hetero” man with all of unearned privilege and oppression that comes with … Continue reading →

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California Poised to Legally Trip Balls

Posted on September 29, 2017 by The Political Hat

     If the proponents of a proposed statewide ballot Initiative in California have their way, not only will Californians under California law be able to toke with impunity, but they will be able to trip balls on magic mushrooms… “California voters … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Institutional Privilege at Colleges: For Illegal Aliens; For Social Justice Warriors; For Woke Engineers

Posted on September 28, 2017 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: Just give ’em a Pepsi!      First, a little bit of mood … Continue reading →

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Yes, It Was Real Communism

Posted on September 25, 2017 by The Political Hat

     …or at least what inevitably happens when one tries to impose doctrinaire Marxist principles to create that fantasy utopia. Real Communism was tried, but because Communism is contrary to human nature, it inevitably fails.      Prof. Jordan B Peterson points out … Continue reading →

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Decolonizing the Cannibal

Posted on September 22, 2017 by The Political Hat

     The concept of “decolonizing” is all the rage in the woke social justice paradise of South Africa, with the pursuit of the purge of all ideas of Western Civilization such as science, medicine, and now the taboo against cannibalism: “A … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Mandatory Diversity: In The College; In The Market; In The Pedagogy

Posted on September 21, 2017 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: We can only have diversity when all dissenting views are crushed. … Continue reading →

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