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Is Turkey’s Prime Minister Truly Outrageous?

Posted on February 4, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The Prime Minister of Turkey decided to address the members of this political party as… a hologram.  Apparently, that program was not deleted from the droid.  The Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is not the first politician to use holograms, … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 4)

Posted on January 31, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The fourth episode: From Cradle to Grave

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Free Government Choom

Posted on January 30, 2014 by The Political Hat

     In Colorado, EBT cards are not allowed to be used in casinos, liquor stores, or gun shops.  However, thanks to Colorado Democrats, EBT cards may now be used in… Marijuana stores. “The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted … Continue reading →

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U.N. Climate Chief Declares Communist China a Paragon of Ecological Stewardship

Posted on January 25, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, has declared that the paragon of ecological stewardship is none other than Communist China, because “China is also able to implement policies because its political system avoids … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 3)

Posted on January 24, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The third episode: Anatomy of a Crisis

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Morality and Normative Law

Posted on January 22, 2014 by The Political Hat

“Once the government approves something, it’s no longer immoral!” — Rev. Lovejoy, “The Simpsons”      The law has a normative value.  The only question is whether the law is to be used to impose a moral order, or simply reflect the … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 2)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The second episode: The Tyranny of Control

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Papers Please!

Posted on January 11, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A University of Arizona student has documented being stopped over 300 times by Federal border checkpoints… despite not only NOT transversing the border, but also being hundreds of mile from the borders!      The right to a secure border is something … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 1)

Posted on January 10, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The first episode: The Power of the Market

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Son of Sam Policing

Posted on January 9, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A woman was subject to “sexual assault and gratuitous radiological bombardment” by the police because… a dog prompted them to! “First the agents strip-searched the plaintiff, examining her anus and vagina with a flashlight. Finding nothing, they took her to … Continue reading →

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