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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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Ban on Asset Forfeiture without Conviction

Posted on January 7, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A proposed bill in Michigan would rein in asset forfeiture abuse by prohibiting it unless there is a conviction: “[T]he primary goal of asset forfeiture is “to deter and punish drug criminals by taking away the goods, property, and money … Continue reading →

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Rage Against the Eschaton

Posted on January 2, 2014 by The Political Hat

     What truly, is the worst case scenario for America? Perhaps it is this:      The Cultural Marxists and Progressives have Immanentized the Eschaton and replaced the Organic Superstructure, Liberty and Virtue, of our Civic Heritage, and replaced it, via their “long march … Continue reading →

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Our Pro-Slavery President?

Posted on December 31, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Department of Homeland Security has been aiding and abetting human trafficking, including of minor children.  While some sympathy might exist for reuniting a child with their mother, it is not the job of the Federal government to help people … Continue reading →

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