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The Progressive War on Nevada

Posted on January 27, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The hyper-leftist organization, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), hosted a preemptive rebuttal to Gov. Sandoval’s State of the State address, and delivered by former state Senator Sheila Leslie.  In her address, she espoused the usual unthinking canned ideas … Continue reading →

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A Case in Point: The Failure of Higher Education

Posted on January 24, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has often played second fiddle to its elder sibling in the Nevada System of Higher Education, the University of Nevada, Reno. Though UNLV has so far successfully avoided having a psycho killer named after … Continue reading →

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“You don’t have to know it; you just have to know how to look it up”

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Guest Poster

A guest post from Julie Krauss over at Individual Sovereignty      Back in the late 60’s or early 70’s (when else!), there was a wonderful new theory of education that had been developed and was being taught to high-school (talk about … Continue reading →

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The Second Terming

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Guest Poster

A guest post from AoSHQ poster “Taro Tsujimoto” Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, … Continue reading →

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How The Progressive Left Creates Voters

Posted on January 19, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The “American Freshman Survey,” which has measured the characteristics of incoming college Freshmen, including their own self-evaluation.  The most recent survey has indicated that far more than half of students believe they are above average. In effect, college students are … Continue reading →

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The Perpetuation of Racial Inequality in Schools

Posted on January 11, 2013 by The Political Hat

     As has been mentioned before, one of the core problems with Affirmative Action is that it does not actually address the cause of unequal outcomes when it comes to race.      The dark side of this is that it assumes that … Continue reading →

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Equality of Dunces

Posted on January 10, 2013 by The Political Hat

     One of the core problems with Affirmative Action is that it does not actually address the cause of unequal outcomes when it comes to race.  Proponents are often focused myopically on the equality of outcome, as opposed to the equality … Continue reading →

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National Debt Meets Temporal Mechanics

Posted on January 6, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Nevada state Treasurer has already beclowned herself after insisting that the elimination of the National Debt in 1835 caused the British to be successful in the War of 1812, with the problem thereafter being solved by a man killed in … Continue reading →

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Leftist Approach To Government, In A Nutshell

Posted on January 5, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Nevada Assemblyman William Horne made a typically inane statement about how Republicans should join in the “solutions” that the increasingly Progressive/socialist Nevada Democrats proffer, or if not then just shut up.  But Assemblyman Horne’s choice of metaphor belies the something … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Lightness of Being… State Treasurer

Posted on January 4, 2013 by The Political Hat

     With the biennial Nevada legislature kicking off for their 120-day limited threatening of life, liberty, and property, the idiocy of politicians steps out even more front and center than usual.      Sadly, with an early lead out of the starting-gate, Nevada … Continue reading →

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