Tag Archives: Communism

Communist Fairy Tale

Posted on October 27, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Is there anymore fanciful fantasy than Communism?      “Yuri Brzmenov’s Ghost” tells the tall tale (quote in full below due to the limitations of Twitter’s/X’s embed). Heres the left fairy tale. Once upon a time, there was primitive communism, an immediate, … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Praxis: Special Ed. Equity Audit; DEI Renamed; Trashing YAF

Posted on October 22, 2026 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: Wokes of the world unite?      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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The Left And The Molding Of Mankind

Posted on October 20, 2026 by The Political Hat

     That human beings are born as a blank slate (i.e. Tabula Rasa) that can be moulded, or re-moulded after their collective slates have been wiped clean, is a long standing tenet of the broader Left that rejects that human beings … Continue reading →

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Why Postliberalism Failed

Posted on October 13, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Patrick Deneen is a Leftist. He invents a reductio ad absurdum that all “liberalism”, from Locke to Marx, are based on a near eschcatalogial obsession of atomized autonomous individuals freed from “family, tradition, religion, local community and even the limits … Continue reading →

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Camouflage Socialism

Posted on October 12, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The embrace of literal socialism by many on the purported “Right” is, at this point, hard to ignore. Yet the word “socialism” remains so toxic to so many outside of the Left, so the Socialist Right must deceive, inveigle, and … Continue reading →

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The Totalitarianism Of The Friend-Enemy Distinction

Posted on October 6, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Herbert Marcuse’s “Repressive Tolerance” and Carl Schmitt’s “Friend-Enemy Distinction” ultimately echo each other. Both, also, are dependent on an unconstrained and totalitarian government to determine who is to benefit and who is to suffer, as James Lindsay explains, which is … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Should HUAC Be Abolished?

Posted on October 2, 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”.      Originally formed to investigate National Socialism infiltrating America, and then more famously used to investigate Communist infiltration, the … Continue reading →

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Shampoo Socialism

Posted on September 29, 2026 by The Political Hat

     One of the totalitarian, and socialist, voices on the (purported) “Right” these days is Charles Haywood, the “Shampoo Socialist” who waxes poetically about taking over and imposing his vision on America whether people like it or not. Much has been … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Meanwhile In Academia: No Reverse Racism At Auburn; DEI Leadership Programs At Kentucky; Teaching Institutionalization In New Jersey

Posted on September 24, 2026 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: Woke Warrior Boot Camps      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Long March: Then & Now

Posted on September 22, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Many are familiar with the phrase “long march through the institutions”. But how does it work and where did it come from?   James Lindsay discusses this and builds upon Krzysztof Szczawinski’s history of the man who is responsible for … Continue reading →

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