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Firing Line Friday: A Firing Line Debate: Resolved: That All Immigration Should Be Drastically Reduced

Posted on September 26, 2025 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”.      One of the hottest political topics today is the question of immigration. Let us look back thirty years … Continue reading →

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Will “Print The Poster” Become The New “Bake The Cake”?

Posted on September 24, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Masterpiece Cakeshop reserved the right to refuse celebrate Same-Sex Marriage by turning down a request to make a cake that celebrated just that. People on the Right were uniformly outraged, and quite rightly so, over this and the violation of … Continue reading →

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Hate Speech & The Right

Posted on September 22, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The idea that “Hate Speech” is not free speech and thus can be made illegal and criminally punished.   While this is consistent with the European Convention on Human Rights, it runs afoul of America’s Bill of Rights. For an … Continue reading →

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Corporatism à la Vance

Posted on September 9, 2025 by The Political Hat

     of the greatest differences of America (and the Anglosphere more broadly) and the rest of the world was the concept that there was a separation of people and state.   Going back over 800 years ago, even before the Magna … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Should We Drastically Reduce Immigration? Part II

Posted on September 5, 2025 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”.      One of the hottest political topics today is the question of immigration. Let us look back thirty years … Continue reading →

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Cracker Barrel Crack-Up

Posted on September 2, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Everything seemed better in the past and businesses that catered to nostalgia have gained, in some minds, mythical status (and sub-mythical sales) while others are condemned for not having the logo or motif … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Should We Drastically Reduce Immigration? Part I

Posted on August 29, 2025 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”.      One of the hottest political topics today is the question of immigration. Let us look back thirty years … Continue reading →

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Elite Theory & The New Nomenklatura

Posted on August 26, 2025 by The Political Hat

     “Some… are more equal than others” is the true face of the Left, regardless of whether it is Communism, Fascism, or whatever appellation leads to the will of “The People” be exercised through (in effect) self-chosen elites. This gnostic leadership … Continue reading →

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The Other Long March

Posted on August 12, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Maybe there is a reason why many on the modern Right want to “fight like the Left” to the point of embracing not just Leftist tactics, but Gramscian frameworks and Marxist analysis. As Logan Lancing considers, quoted below due to … Continue reading →

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With Bureaucracy, Form Follows Function

Posted on August 4, 2025 by The Political Hat

“What a tangled web we create “When we first practice to regulate!”      There are few things in life more burdensome than red tape and bureaucracy. However, fixing this problem is easier said than done. It is a minimalist folly to … Continue reading →

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