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Happy Thanksgiving for 2013!

Posted on November 27, 2013 by The Political Hat

     This Thanksgiving, between expressing our thanks for all that Obama hasn’t taken away yet and enjoying some tasty turkey, let us eschew politics for at least one day while we enjoy the company of kith & kin.      Here is some … Continue reading →

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Let Us Honer They Who Risked Everything For Freedom

Posted on November 11, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Though begun as “Armistice Day,” Veterans Day has expanded in the United States as a day for all those brave men and women who fight to keep us free.      On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th … Continue reading →

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Senator Mike Lee on “What’s Next For Conservatives”

Posted on November 7, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Sen. Mike Lee spoke at the Heritage Foundation and spoke of the steps needed to develop a conservative reform agenda that will appeal to the broader electorate.      Sen. Lee crouches his proposals in “moderate” or even left-of-center terminology.  In contrast, … Continue reading →

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Lethal Anti-Bullying Fail

Posted on November 5, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Two students who lived far apart committed suicide, one after killing his teacher.  The connection between the two?  Both watched anti-bullying videos promoted by their schools, and some are blaming the videos for pushing the students over the edge.      An … Continue reading →

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How the Government’s “Voluntary” Pilot Programs Work

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Guest Poster

     Guest post from AoSHQ commentator “ChemJeff.”      Look, this is how these “voluntary” “pilot programs” work.      First, the pilot program is started by a bunch of lefty do-gooders who sign up all of their friends. Due to heavy selection bias, the … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween! (2013)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror), the classic silent masterpiece.      May it be a happy respite from the real world horrors of Obamacare…

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Apotheosis of a Heroin Fiend

Posted on October 24, 2013 by The Political Hat

     An actor on the show Glee, Cory Monteith, overdoes on heroin.  We are quite willing to be respectful to his kith and kin, nor do we have a problem with a respectful good-bye from his loved ones or his co-workers. … Continue reading →

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And Thus to an American Pertinax?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by The Political Hat

     From the IRS, which responded to Obama’s channeling of Henry II (“Will No One Rid Me of This Meddlesome Priest Tea Party?”), to the National Park Service, who have a deliberate strategy of making life difficult for people to win … Continue reading →

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Ministry of Pre-Crime

Posted on October 22, 2013 by The Political Hat

     British police now have greater powers to curtail the civil rights and freedoms of an insidious class of peasant: People who have committed no crime.      All a person has to do to be subject to this is to be “suspect” … Continue reading →

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Anti-Bullying Fail

Posted on October 18, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Real bullying is beyond contempt.  Physically harming or psychologically harassing someone who just wants out ought to be stopped.  It turns out, however, that anti-Bullying programs actually make bullying worse: “University of Texas at Arlington criminologist Seokjin Jeong analyzed data … Continue reading →

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