Category Archives: Progressives

Moons Are People Too

Posted on March 26, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The twig-worshiping “nature rights” movement to grant inalienable rights and even personhood to ecosystems and “Gaia” now want to do the same to the rest of the cosmos, specifically to “Selene”: Earth’s Moon! The “Declaration of the Rights of the … Continue reading →

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Whiteness As A Disease To Be Cured

Posted on March 26, 2021 by The Political Hat

     It turns out that some people believe that racism isn’t just systemic, but a disease known as “Whiteness” that must be “cured”. Treating “racism” as a public health crisis is something that many states have explicitly endorsed. But there is … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Newspeak Dictionary: “Slave” no longer a word; “Black” banned; Chaucer purged.

Posted on March 25, 2021 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: Word crimes!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Nothing says … Continue reading →

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Pedagogy of Discomfort

Posted on March 24, 2021 by The Political Hat

     One of the cult methods used by the “woke” Left to convert people who are of the “oppressor” class is to tear them down, make them feel “uncomfortable”, and then offer a “healing path” through ideology put into action as … Continue reading →

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France vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on March 24, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Many states in the United States including New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Iowa have moved to ban the teaching the furtherance of Critical Race Theory.   However, due to the 1st Amendment, it is impossible to fully outlaw it. France, … Continue reading →

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The Dangerous Wokeness of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Posted on March 23, 2021 by The Political Hat

     In the quest to achieve “equity” and “social justice” to policing, the Left has embraced the concept of “disparate impact” where any variance in crime statistics involving race vis-à-vis racial demographic statistics is presumed to be caused by racism.   … Continue reading →

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Anti-Gun Bill Puts Nevada CCW Permit Holders In Jeopardy

Posted on March 22, 2021 by The Political Hat

     One of the adages that sadly tends to be far more accurate than not when it comes to state legislatures is the “no man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session”.      The Nevada Legislature is … Continue reading →

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Woke Genocide: Social Justice And Aztec Gods In California

Posted on March 22, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The California Board of Education has voted to implement the so-called “Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC)”, which is based on the Marxism-derived “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” How bad is it? It will have students appeal to Aztec gods that countless … Continue reading →

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Oregon Poised To Ban Diesel

Posted on March 19, 2021 by The Political Hat

     A measure has been introduced to the Oregon legislature to outlaw diesel fuel in Oregon.   This is one of those measures that you only have to read the plain text of the legislative summary to understand quite explicitly that … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Marriage à Trois: Polyamory As A Constitutional Right; Polyamory Acceptance; Polyamory Normalization

Posted on March 18, 2021 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: Take that, duo-normative diarchy!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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