Category Archives: Progressives

Not Leviathan’s Digital Device

Posted on April 15, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Twin bills in Michigan, HB 4429 and SB 284, which would have mandated age verification for software, operating systems, and even hardware, have been withdrawn. Sadly, the reason for the withdrawal wasn’t objection to the government being able to control … Continue reading →

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Law & Morality

Posted on March 31, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Is the Law the fount of morality or is morality the faunt of law? Quite a philosophical debate, and a question often co-opted by dialectical (Marxist) tactics, as James Lindsay explains. “All law legislates morality.”

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Leviathan’s Hardware

Posted on March 30, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The sudden and seemingly coordinated drive in both Blue and Red states to require age verification in order to use an operating system or an app store claims another state, Michigan.   However, the twin bills introduced in the Legislature, … Continue reading →

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Reflexive Propaganda

Posted on March 25, 2026 by The Political Hat

     A lie told often enough may not be sufficient to make people believe it is true, but can be if you get enough people to say it, effecting a normalization of the lie until it is “true” for most people. … Continue reading →

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California Legislature Trying To Legalize Discrimination… Yet Again

Posted on March 23, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The California Legislature Grand Soviet continues to be hell bent on racially discriminating, and has repeatedly put state constitutional amendments on the ballot to alter or abolish Prop. 209, which banned affirmative action in California thirty years ago. Now, they … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Should Labor Power Be Reduced?

Posted on March 20, 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”.      Union corruption has been around as unions themselves have. Both their power and the effects of corruption are … Continue reading →

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Same March, Different Boots

Posted on March 19, 2026 by The Political Hat

     With many on the purported “Right” openly embracing Leftist tacics, theories, and frameworks, we are seeing not the opposition to the “long march through the institutions” but a continuation of said march, abet with different boots doing the marching.   … Continue reading →

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Leviathan’s App Store

Posted on March 16, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The sudden drive of multiple states to require users hand over information just to use software is bipartisan, with bills in Utah, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas requiring both app store and app developers on mobile devices.      The Utah bill, SB … Continue reading →

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Having To Choose Between The 2nd & 4th Amendments In Minnesota

Posted on March 11, 2026 by The Political Hat

     In Minnesota, you may soon be required to choose between the 2nd Amendment and the 4th Amendment, surrendering one or the other in order to avoid braking state statutory law.           Twin bills, HF 3443 and SF 3654 would ban a … Continue reading →

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Leviathan’s Operating System

Posted on March 9, 2026 by The Political Hat

     California passed a law requiring you be verified before using an operating system. Now, Colorado has followed suit, with SB 51. The bill requires an operating system provider to: Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account … Continue reading →

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