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Leviathan’s App Store

Posted on March 16, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The sudden drive of multiple states to require users hand over information just to use software is bipartisan, with bills in Utah, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas requiring both app store and app developers on mobile devices.      The Utah bill, SB … Continue reading →

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Having To Choose Between The 2nd & 4th Amendments In Minnesota

Posted on March 11, 2026 by The Political Hat

     In Minnesota, you may soon be required to choose between the 2nd Amendment and the 4th Amendment, surrendering one or the other in order to avoid braking state statutory law.           Twin bills, HF 3443 and SF 3654 would ban a … Continue reading →

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Utah vs. “Social Emotional Learning”

Posted on March 3, 2026 by The Political Hat

     It is one thing for a public college or university to teach about a concept that may be abhorrent, but it is another for a K-12 school to implement it. Such implementation, i.e. “praxis”, ought to be prohibited. Utah is … Continue reading →

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The Post-American Arsonists

Posted on February 10, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The Post-American Right (AKA the “National Conservative”, “Common Good Conservatives”, “New Right”, &c.) are at it again, dressing up their attack on the fundamental American (and Anglospheric, before that) pillars of our culture and society as defending a purported “heritage” … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: What’s Wrong with the Political Parties?

Posted on January 23, 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”.      With modern voters increasingly eschewing both major political parties and becoming independents, let us look back forty years … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Standing Up To Euthanasia: Catholic Bishops; J. K. Rowling; Montana

Posted on November 20, 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: Born to die; live to win.      First, a little mood music: … 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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Enforcement & Abuse Of The Law

Posted on November 10, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Much of America’s legal heritage stems from the need to restrain abuses from government, and many of our enumerated rights were enumerated because abuse by government made it necessary to explicitly state these rights, including “restrictive” ones that restricted the … 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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Motte & Bailey à la Vance

Posted on October 15, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the most common fallacies in modern politics, particularly growing with the Right, is þe olde Motte & Bailey fallacy. Take, for example, the oft quipped “fight like the Left”. The Motte here is that it means standing up … Continue reading →

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