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Firing Line Friday: The Culture of the Left

Posted on June 7, 2019 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”.      If one wants to counter the Left, one needs to grok the Left. Even over fifty years ago, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Rising Tide of Islam

Posted on May 31, 2019 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 question of the rise of Islam, particularly in Europe today, has been the focus of the West … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: What Have We Learned from the Failure of British Socialism?

Posted on May 24, 2019 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 Britain having just voted in a European Parliament election despite supposedly being scheduled to have left the … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Irish Problem

Posted on May 17, 2019 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 the question of Brexit being the single most important topic for the U.K. during this month’s elections … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Enoch Powell and the British Crisis

Posted on May 10, 2019 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 elections in the U.K., including recent council elections and upcoming (and unexpected) elections for the European Parliament, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Problem of Illegal Aliens

Posted on May 3, 2019 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 question of illegal aliens has been debated for decades. Rather than blind rhetoric, a sober discussion on … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Vietnam and the Intellectuals

Posted on April 19, 2019 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”.      Far too often, the response to Progressive intellectuals is an anti-intellectualism that, rather than fight those intellectuals, conceded … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Limits of Journalistic Investigation

Posted on April 5, 2019 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”.      Considering the ongoing fall-out of the “Mueller Investigation” report and all the insanity fallout therefrom, perhaps might be … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The World of LSD

Posted on March 29, 2019 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”.      Sometimes a civil debate from someone with a different consciousness can be more illuminating and experiential, with the … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Future of Conservatism

Posted on March 22, 2019 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”.      Rather than an illumination of the Left, sometimes a civil debate can be help clarify positions on the … Continue reading →

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