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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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Progressive Hypocrisy: Equality of the Sexes

Posted on October 17, 2013 by The Political Hat

     In 1975, The courts decided that it was illegal for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) to ban girls from playing on boys team.  The reason?  Equality.      Progressives demand that girls be allowed to play on boys teams and to … Continue reading →

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A Failure of Republican Congressional Leadership

Posted on October 17, 2013 by The Political Hat

     After all the theater and drama, a continuing resolution and debt limit hike were agreed upon by the Senate and House of Representatives.  Rather then a defunding of Obamacare, or any other victory, the Republicans got less than nothing.  The … Continue reading →

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The Secular Miracle of the English-speaking Peoples

Posted on October 13, 2013 by The Political Hat

     There is something unique, something wonderful, about our civic heritage which defines us not by geography, or by race or ethnicity.  Yet again, MEP Daniel Hannon eloquently points out one of the major roots of this shared value, chief among … Continue reading →

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British Parliament to Abolish Freedom of the Press

Posted on October 10, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The British Parliament, with support from all three major parties in Parliament, has decreed that “there will be a new system of press regulation backed by law.”      The regulations would punish no-participating news sources by exposing them massive civil damages … Continue reading →

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The Democrats Solution to the Government Shutdown: “Make Life Difficult”

Posted on October 7, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Rather than debate on the merits of the various Republican proposals to keep the government running, Searchlight’s Dim Bulb, Sen. Harry Reid, and Obama have decided to shut it all down, and then use the lapdog media to blame it … Continue reading →

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Bill Whittle on Winning the Culture

Posted on October 5, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Bill Whittle spoke at the AFP Foundation’s “Defending the American Dream Summit” about the need to win the culture and the cultural narrative.      If people are invested in the Progressives’ narrative, then we will never win in politics because people … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid ponders: “Why Would We Want to Help” a Child Dying of Cancer?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Searchlight’s Dim Bulb, Sen. Harry Reid, has done it again.  When questioned about whether the Senate would pass a bill funding the NIH, including funding for clinical trials for children with cancer, Reid responded by saying “Why would we want … Continue reading →

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