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Firing Line Friday: A Murder Case

Posted on June 21, 2024 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”.      Violence is nothing new to radical politics, and the 1960s were well known for political assassinations. Forty years … Continue reading →

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Happy Flag Day, 2024

Posted on June 14, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Happy Flag Day!      With the nonsensical hullabaloo over Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flying the “An Appeal to Heaven” flag on his own property, it’s time to repost this Flag Day post from a decade ago.      The “Appeal to Heaven” … Continue reading →

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The Killdozer Right

Posted on June 11, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the most noticeable changes in politics has been the rise in emotionalism. Oh, there have always been passionate people in politics, on both sides. The Left and the Democratic party has certainly had their share, with plenty of … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Russia and the Food Crisis

Posted on June 7, 2024 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”.      Fifty years ago the United States was suffering inflation, with food prices exceeding general inflation numbers. Fifty years … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Future of the GOP

Posted on May 31, 2024 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 question of the future of the Republican Party is as hotly debated now as it was half-a-century … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Nixon Experience and American Conservatism

Posted on May 24, 2024 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”.      How much does one politician affect an entire movement, not just while in power, but far into the … Continue reading →

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Populism Isn’t Democracy, It’s Ochlocracy

Posted on May 21, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the great achievements, and integral elements of America as a civic nation (and formerly the Anglosphere more widely), was the keystone concept of liberty under law—an ordered liberty ordered not by either a ruling elite or some Rousseau-esque … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Political Responsibility of Artists

Posted on May 17, 2024 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 seems that people tend to treat artists, writers, musicians, actors, &c. who opine on political matters as … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Public Medicine?

Posted on May 10, 2024 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”.      California is yet again toying around with universal healthcare. Despite such calls for government run medicine fifty years … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Government and the Arts

Posted on May 3, 2024 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”.      Should the Federal government subsidize art and the humanities? From subsidizing it as an emplopyment scheme in the … Continue reading →

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