Category Archives: War & Terror

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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Firing Line Friday: Three Approaches to Terrorists

Posted on May 30, 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”.      From Al Qaeda on 9/11 to Hamas on 10/7, and far too much in between, the 21st Century … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Where Are We Headed in Nicaragua?

Posted on May 16, 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”.      With conflicts heating up around the world and the question of American involvement lingering, let us look back … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Is Our Military Defense Adequate?

Posted on March 28, 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”.      Half-a-century ago our foreign policy was shaken up and our very military capability was drawn into question. Let … Continue reading →

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From Empire To Hermit Kingdom?

Posted on March 19, 2025 by The Political Hat

Or from MAGA to China      Probably one of the biggest turns in American politics is from being a global hegemon to the intentional surrender of power and retreat to a vaunted “safe space”.   Even if the reasons to do … Continue reading →

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Sovereigntism

Posted on March 10, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the most misleading, including self-misleading, things a person can do is try to hard to fit things into preconceived boxes and categories. This can be particularly treacherous in an intellectual sense when self-segregated into an echo chamber. Your … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Politics of Henry Kissinger

Posted on March 7, 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”.      With foreign relations in flux in this day and age, let us look back at the era of … Continue reading →

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Over Here Or Over There

Posted on February 24, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the great follies of the Left is the idea that they could play as an intelligent designer with society and mould or even outright reconstruct it in line with their utopian vision. This is not the most hubristic … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Oil: The Issue of American Intervention

Posted on January 3, 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 intersection of economic need and foreign policy is nothing new. The question of American foreign policy priorities … Continue reading →

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 11)

Posted on December 23, 2024 by The Political Hat

     A little Christmas message for our enemies around the world.

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