Tag Archives: Communism

Firing Line Friday: Sports, Persecution, and Christians

Posted on February 27, 2026 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”.      Politics yet again creeps into the Olympics, much as it did sixty years ago, when William F. Buckley, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Uses of the United Nations

Posted on January 16, 2026 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 place of international institutions, their usefulness, and our place in them is as much as a question … Continue reading →

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Economic Incentives: Yours vs. The Government’s

Posted on November 19, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The free market is nothing more than free individuals freely engaging with other free individuals under the rule of law. Adam Smith understood the wisdom of complex and optimized systems arising, which were often far more beneficial to the actual … Continue reading →

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The Coming War With Venezuela?

Posted on November 17, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The increased isolationist sentiment in the Republican Party and an open derisioin of “NeoCons” by many within the current Administration, one may think that authoritarian dictators such as Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela would be feeling safer now, to do things … Continue reading →

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Esoteric Plain Speak Of The Material Turn

Posted on November 12, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Part of the Marxist idea of “Praxis” is the “material turn”, the phase where actual changes in real life are implements as part of the cycle of raising critical consciousness. It is part of the breaking apart and rebuilding of … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Meanwhile, In Academia: Forcing DEI On Future Teachers; Student Government For DEI; Universal Locker Rooms

Posted on November 6, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Colleges are strange, and what is taught can be stranger      First, … Continue reading →

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The False Divide: Property, Personal & Private

Posted on November 4, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the more unfathomable concepts from the extreme Left, such as with Anarcho-Syndicalists, is that your property is only yours if you are personally using it exclusively, and that someone else can claim control over that property by using … Continue reading →

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The Enemy Of Your Enemy

Posted on November 3, 2025 by The Political Hat

…Is your enemy’s enemy. Nothing more. Nothing less.      Being the enemy of your enemy does not make them allies, friends, comrades in political arm, or even good people, nor does it mean that they feel that way towards you even … Continue reading →

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Esoteric Plain Speak Of Marxism

Posted on October 28, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Marxist and Post-Marxist thought is often crouched in esoteric language. This is not surprising as it is based in an almost mystical line of thought in an almost magical framework. Using the language of Marxism, then, begs the question it … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – College Word Crimes: Same DEI Office Different Name; Same DEI Office Different Title; Same DEI Essay Different Applicants

Posted on October 16, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: “Why don’t you judge a book just by it covers unless … Continue reading →

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