Category Archives: Progressives

Firing Line Friday: Is There A Case for Private Property?

Posted on April 10, 2020 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”.      With the increased calls from some quarters to nationalize and centralize anything and everything healthcare related due to … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Killing Medicine: Mandatory Killing of the Mentally Ill; Wither Medical Conscience; Euthanasia via Organ Harvesting

Posted on April 9, 2020 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: Death peddlers gonna peddle death.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Place of the Treaty in International Affairs

Posted on April 3, 2020 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”.      It is interesting just how much many people who now-a-days call themselves conservatives have taken a such a … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – That’s Racist! Free Speech, Parents, & Intellectual Diversity

Posted on April 2, 2020 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: Hitler!!1! You’re all Hitler!!1!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The So-Called Explicit Guarantee To Free Healthcare

Posted on March 30, 2020 by The Political Hat

     One of the things that many foreigners, as well as some Americans, belittle the United States about is that there is no “free” socialized healthcare that the people have an explicit “guarantee” to, and further belittle the idea that ultimately … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Case Against Freedom

Posted on March 27, 2020 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”.      B. F. Skinner is well known, even now, for his influence, but few realize that he was as … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Verboten on Campus: Equal Standards; Racist Language; Clapping

Posted on March 26, 2020 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: Doubleplusungood naughty naughty!      First, a little (WTF) mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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Decline And Fall Of Western Civilization In One Half-Minute Video Clip

Posted on March 24, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Beyond the statistics, recriminations, and talking heads on T.V., there are clear reminders that maybe, juuust maybe, we are living in the decline of civilization, and not in its continued ascendance. Naked lady, rat in mouth, running through the streets … Continue reading →

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Against The Sex Deniers

Posted on March 18, 2020 by The Political Hat

     In this day and age where we have near infinite “genders”, which are somehow separate and distinct from biological sex, not even biological sex is supposed to be “binary” but rather a “spectrum” of “infinite diversity”. After all, isn’t that … Continue reading →

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Who Teaches The Teachers?

Posted on March 17, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Children at younger and younger ages are taught the bigoted and hateful ways of wokeness. But whence does it come? One does not need a Stonecutter-level conspirasy. There are plenty of non-profit think tanks and “charitable” organizations that not only … Continue reading →

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