Category Archives: Progressives

Quick Takes – Academia: Purging the Unfaithful; Purging H8rz; Purging Academic Study

Posted on October 13, 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: All the little Eichmanns…      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Hugo Awards Ought To Go Psycho

Posted on October 12, 2016 by The Political Hat

     This past Summer I attended, on two consecutive weekends, both the WorldCon in Kansas City, which hosts the Hugo Awards, and thereafter a Heavy Metal festival in Las Vegas known as Psycho Vegas. In terms of entertainment and “Social Justice” … Continue reading →

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Belgium Puts the Youth in Euthanasia

Posted on October 11, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The first child to be killed by “assisted suicide” since Belgium legalized the practice for minors has had his life snuffed out.      The law is supposed to only to apply when the child is “terminally ill, face ‘unbearable physical suffering’ … Continue reading →

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The Virtue of Politically Correct Bullying

Posted on October 10, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The worldview of the broader Left is in many ways a religious one. It is a faith of ultimate good and ultimate evil. ‘Tis a manichean world view where the ultimate evil is the miasmic conspiracy of “Kyriarchy” and innocent … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Gender Wars: Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Security Guards, and the English Language

Posted on October 6, 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: No gender for you!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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O’Sullivan’s First Law: Sports Edition

Posted on October 5, 2016 by The Political Hat

     O’Sullivan’s First Law states that: “All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing.”      Case in point: Sports. “Not only do Americans believe different things, they dislike their political opponents more than at any other time in … Continue reading →

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Dissenters Purged From Venezuelan Civil Service

Posted on October 4, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Faced with a potential recall election, Venezuela’s President Maduro has decided to make a convincing case… by firing from the civil service anyone who dares not blindly support him: “In the last few months, Venezuelan politics pretty much has revolved … Continue reading →

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The Veil of John Rawls’ Ignorance

Posted on October 3, 2016 by The Political Hat

     John Rawls is a name that few Americans are familiar with, let alone a name many, if not most, conservative are unfamiliar with.   Yet his major works, “A Theory of Justice” and “Political Liberalism” have served as the lens through … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Tool of The Patriarchy? Puppies!

Posted on October 1, 2016 by The Political Hat

     What’s next?  A beat up old van that has “free candy” written on the side?      The puppy was probably a misogynist anyway…

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Cleanliness is Next to Sharia

Posted on September 29, 2016 by The Political Hat

     We’ve seen public schools teach the Islamic Shahada, encourage “Muslim” clothing be worn, or circulating the Koran.  Now, they seem to be taking all that for granted… “The father of a second-grader in the Cecil S. Collins School was alarmed … Continue reading →

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