Tag Archives: GOP

Firing Line Friday: The Election: A View from New York

Posted on November 4, 2022 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 election just around the corner, and anticipation high, even in New York, let us look back … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Revenue Sharing

Posted on October 14, 2022 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 centralized control, directly or indirectly via odorous mandates and requirements, of local programs and affairs by the … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Selling of the President 1968

Posted on September 16, 2022 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”.      Elections and politics have always been an exercise in selling wise ideas at best, and carnival barking at … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Dump Nixon?

Posted on September 2, 2022 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”.      Never Trump. Always Trump. Somewhere in between? A similar argument arose around Nixon before Watergate ever happened. William … Continue reading →

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Republicanism And Conservatism

Posted on August 25, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Your humble author has often pointed out that many on the rights seemed inclined to tear down institutions, and even mores, in a quest to stop elites from being a threat, if not outright seek to “hear the lamentations of … Continue reading →

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Weaponized Government Is Here To Stay

Posted on August 17, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Why have responsible and limited government when you can use it as a cudgel against your political enemies? They'll just try to weaponize it for themselves, be completely incompetent about it, and leave the Democrats with an even more and … Continue reading →

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Florida To Gaia: No Rights For You!

Posted on July 19, 2022 by The Political Hat

     This is a push in some parts of Florida to grant “rights” to Gaia, including creeks, marshes, and lakes. Orange County in Florida passed a “Right to Clean Water Charter Amendment” which granted rights to “nature”… despite this being illegal … Continue reading →

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Arizona Will Fund Students Not Bureaucrats

Posted on June 28, 2022 by The Political Hat

     The Arizona legislature has passed a law that gives education vouchers in the form of an “Arizona empowerment scholarship account” to all children with $7000 per student to allow a parent to use it at a private school… or for … Continue reading →

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Nevada Primary 2022 – End Of Early Voting

Posted on June 13, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Early voting has always been the bulk of the vote in Nevada, but unlike previous years, this primary has ballots automatically mailed out to everyone, with the option of voting early in person, while before Corona-chan (COVID) absentee ballots had … Continue reading →

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Nevada Primary Early Voting 2022 (First Week)

Posted on June 8, 2022 by The Political Hat

     In many states, early voting can be indicative of performance in a general election. In Nevada, however, its a bit more complicated.   The short answer as to why is that registration numbers usually tighten up through a statewide primary, … Continue reading →

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