Category Archives: Progressives

The Resistance: Because Once Again Dissent Is Considered Patriotic

Posted on January 13, 2017 by The Political Hat

     When George W. Bush was President, dissent was the highest for of Patriotism. After Barack Obama was elected, dissent quickly became not only treasonous, but also racist. Now that the President will soon again be affiliated with the doubleplusungood Republicans, … Continue reading →

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Doctors Saved (For Now) From Social Justice Edict

Posted on January 10, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Last year, the Obama administration pushed a rule that would banned “discrimination against transgender individuals”, with the consequence, in part, that doctors would have been forced to treat men as if they were women and women as if they were … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, In High School Health Class

Posted on January 6, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Remember, the entire “preferred gender pronoun” thing ain’t just limited to college campuses and New York City.      Part of a lesson being taught in a high school “health class” for 12th graders…

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Quick Takes – Bad Food at School; Virtually Safe Space at School; The New Scarlet Letter at School

Posted on January 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: Politically Correct School      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Thankfully, … Continue reading →

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Un-queering the Cake

Posted on January 4, 2017 by The Political Hat

     It has become a truism that when the Left talk about “discrimination”, why they are really referring to is a lack of legal privilege, and similarly when they talk about “rights”, they refer not to fundamental (AKA “negative”), rights, but … Continue reading →

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North Carolina and Democracy

Posted on January 3, 2017 by The Political Hat

     It is now being claimed that North Carolina is no longer a “democracy” and thus must be shunned as evil, which is neither here nor there since the U.S. Constitution guarantees the states a republican form of government, and not … Continue reading →

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The Cultural Appropriation of Slavery

Posted on December 30, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The combination of ignorance and indoctrination in modern education has but one aim: Delegitimize America and its civic heritage as a unique evil to be overcome. Case in point: The belief that America invented slavery, which was wholly confined within. … Continue reading →

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Queering the Shirt, Redux

Posted on December 28, 2016 by The Political Hat

     A T-shirt maker who dared to decline to make a shirt that expressed a message contrary to his beliefs was told to bake the cake print the shirt, because the T-shirt expressed a privileged position about Gay Pride festivals, as … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Jobs for Big Tech; Favors for Big Oil; Nothing for You

Posted on December 22, 2016 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: Silly peasant, luxuries are for the rich people!      First, a little … Continue reading →

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College Demands Respect for Communism

Posted on December 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     A purportedly “Christian” college, Samford University, has refused to recognize a chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). Why? Because YAF’s founding document, the Sharon Statement, denounces communism. Obviously, on the modern college campus, this is #ThoughtCrime of the highest … Continue reading →

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