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     Due to a death in the family, there will be no posts for at least a week or two.

Posted on July 9, 2025 by The Political Hat | Comments Off on No Posting For A While

When in the Course of Human Events…

Posted on July 4, 2025 by The Political Hat

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them … Continue reading →

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Magna Carta And The Birth Of The Rule Of Law

Posted on July 3, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The original Magna Carta, signed by the Barons and King John at Runnymede, celebrated it’s 800th birthday ten years ago. Along with the Charter of the Forest, they became the foundational documents of the Anglosphere and of American reverence for … Continue reading →

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Redefining Terms And Natural Law

Posted on July 1, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Many a year a go, an intelligent and well read Catholic school teacher, who was politically Left-wing, said to me that “Social Justice” meant no more than the concepts that Thomas Aquinas discussed and anyone who had a problem with … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Women against Pornography

Posted on June 27, 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”.      Censorship and moral outrage seems to be in perpetual conflict with the 1st Amendment.   As true as … Continue reading →

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The Trump Tram Ride

Posted on June 24, 2025 by The Political Hat

     What is MAGA?   It is whatever President Trump says it is. But that hasn’t stopped people from claiming to represent the true intellectual base of MAGA, and use the coincidence of policy, and performative loyalty, with Trump as a … Continue reading →

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Happy Flag Day, 2025

Posted on June 14, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Happy Flag Day!      There are many historical flags associated with the United States, notably during the Westward Expansion of our country.      One such flag is the General Frémont “Indian Peace” Flag 1842. “This Flag was the regimental banner of western … Continue reading →

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Overreach Against The 1st Amendment

Posted on June 9, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Drawings are not people and people with drawings shouldn’t be treated like someone who hurts an actual child. One might think that this makes obvious sense, but then one likely isn’t an elected politician.      Your humble author has warned about … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: What Does PEN Have to Offer?

Posted on June 6, 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 question of art and oppression, of description or proscription, is long an ongoing question.   Let us … Continue reading →

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Blowing Up The Rules

Posted on June 4, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Increasingly, we are seeing more and more people declare that “there are no rules” and that we must “fight like the Left” to the point of adopting Leftist thinking and frameworks, both of which are necessary prerequisites to engage in … Continue reading →

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