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Firing Line Friday: The Future of Spain

Posted on March 6, 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”.      With the ongoing military action against Iran, the looming possibility of regime change looms today. Exactly what shape … Continue reading →

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Our Heritage of Purported Abstractions

Posted on March 4, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The denigration of America as an “idea” continues apace in some circles on the “Right”, it is a mental poison that many are compelled to, themselves, parrot. Recently, Secretary of State (and meme holder of all other jobs) Marco Rubio … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Green Madness: Wafflestomping; Feminist Queer Ecologies; Outlawing Animal Agriculture

Posted on February 17, 2026 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: Just when you thought it couldn’t get more crazy than queer … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Firing Line 1966-1986: A Potpourri of Persuaders

Posted on February 13, 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”.      Sometimes, it’s important to just sit back and hear criticism or even just friendly roasting. As it ought … Continue reading →

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The Post-American Arsonists

Posted on February 10, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The Post-American Right (AKA the “National Conservative”, “Common Good Conservatives”, “New Right”, &c.) are at it again, dressing up their attack on the fundamental American (and Anglospheric, before that) pillars of our culture and society as defending a purported “heritage” … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: For Central America: A Radical Prescription

Posted on February 6, 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”.      American has long had an interest in Latin America, especially Central America, from the days when the Dole … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The President and the Press

Posted on January 30, 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”.      The relationship between a sitting President and the press can be both mutuall beneficial and mutuially destructive, depending … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: What’s Wrong with the Political Parties?

Posted on January 23, 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”.      With modern voters increasingly eschewing both major political parties and becoming independents, let us look back forty years … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Uses of the United Nations

Posted on January 16, 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”.      The place of international institutions, their usefulness, and our place in them is as much as a question … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Have a Happy, and safe, New Year!      Enjoy a tasty beverage (or ten)!

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