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Happy Bill of Rights Day!

Posted on December 15, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Today is the 234th anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … Continue reading →

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2025 (Day 2)

Posted on December 14, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Nothing quite says “Christmas” like gingerbread… made in the Medieval way.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2025 (Day 1)

Posted on December 13, 2025 by The Political Hat

     ‘Tis the season of… Padoru.      Merry Christmas!

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Violence & Speech

Posted on December 13, 2025 by The Political Hat

     A few months ago, your humble author noted that many inside and outside of government seemed to normalize prosecuting free speech by crouching real crimes not in terms of the actual criminality, but in expressions of wrongthink. Others, including those … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday, Revisited: Should We Regulate the Use of Words

Posted on December 12, 2025 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 Progressive or Woke Left have increasingly been using the idea of “Stochastic Terrorism” to justify censorship … Continue reading →

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Economics With Ducks

Posted on December 9, 2025 by The Political Hat

     If ducks can teach you discrete mathematics, then certainly they can teach you about economics, especially when its are coming from the richest duck in the world.      The emphasis on circulating money is a bit Keynesian, which was typical of … Continue reading →

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Stagnation & Immigration

Posted on December 3, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Your humble author has long held a view, with some refinement, regarding legal immigration and what ought to be America’s policy thereregarding. To wit: Since America is the civil and societal heritage we hold in common, rather than blut und … Continue reading →

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No Penny For Your Thoughts

Posted on December 1, 2025 by The Political Hat

     After hundreds of years, the U.S. Mint will no longer be making new one cent pieces, commonly called a “penny”. This was done because it takes more money to make a penny then a penny is worth, though that loss … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving for 2025!

Posted on November 27, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The modern Thanksgiving, as a truly national holiday, and for that we have the abolitionist Sarah Josepha Hale to thank for not only making Thanksgiving a truly national holiday after the Civil War, but for popularizing the inclusion of cranberries … Continue reading →

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The One Piece Revolts

Posted on November 25, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Protests, riots, uprisings, and even revolutions are nothing new. However, a spate of such occurrences have recently erupted throughout the world on the majority of continents. These have two things in common. The first is that involves, quite heavily, protesters … Continue reading →

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