Tag Archives: Economy

Queer as a Three Dollar Bill

Posted on July 11, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Remember when the Department of Justice circulated fliers declaring that you are a “H8r” unless you proactively celebrate homosexuality and cross-dressing?  Just think that this was a fringe move by the Obama administration?  Think again.  Now corporatist lapdog companies are … Continue reading →

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The Non-Partisanship of Alfred E. Neuman

Posted on June 27, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Previously, Mad Magazine published a cover that went after Obama over the domestic spying scandal.      Now, Mad has put out two parodies of both Hillary and Obama (again). Hillary Clinton’s Ridiculous New Sitcom http://t.co/X8Q26JKAQr pic.twitter.com/Oy3sGehC15 — MAD Magazine (@MADmagazine) June 10, … Continue reading →

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Socialism Does NOT Work

Posted on June 3, 2014 by The Political Hat

     There was a recent debate at the Oxford Union on whether socialism does or does not work. At the debate, Daniel Hannan, Theodore Dalrymple, Andrew Rosindell, and John Redwood make it clear the socialism does not work, and that the only … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Anarchists, Margin Taxes, and Progressive Oligarchs

Posted on May 8, 2014 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: Class Warfare!!1!      Not all is well is the Progressive utopia of … Continue reading →

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California Poised to Punish the Successful

Posted on May 5, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A proposed bill, SB1372, in the California Legislature Grand Soviet, would punish profitable publicly traded firms that make enough money to pay their CEO the large salary they think he is worth by hiking the businesses taxes from 8.8% to … Continue reading →

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Hayek on Social Justice

Posted on April 17, 2014 by The Political Hat

     From Firing Line, William F Buckley Jr hosts a discussion on social justice with George Roche III (Hillsdale College) and Noble Laureate economist F. A. Hayek.

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Silicon Valley vs Diversity

Posted on March 27, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Silicon Valley and many of the larger tech companies, as well as many of their workers, tend to support Left-of-Center causes and support Hard Left candidates.  Many of these self-declared elites like to see themselves as the vanguard of a … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 10)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the past few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose has been posted.      The tenth (and final) episode: How to Stay Free

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 9)

Posted on March 7, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the past few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The ninth episode: How to Cure Inflation

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Free to Choose Friday (Part 8)

Posted on February 28, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Each Friday for the next few months, an episode of Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose will be posted.      The eighth episode: Who Protects the Worker

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