Tag Archives: Higher Ed

Quick Takes – Stopping White People; Belittling White People; Punching White People

Posted on December 8, 2016 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: Weißfrei.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Because the entire … Continue reading →

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The Enwokening of White People

Posted on December 5, 2016 by The Political Hat

     With the alienation of the vast majority of White people from the Democrat party, some on the Left are trying out how to get White voters back. John McWhorter tries to do this—not by acknowledging that playing identity politics results … Continue reading →

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Segregation as Social Justice at UC Berkeley

Posted on November 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     In the long tradition of segregationist such as George Wallace, Social Justice Warriors at the University of California, Berkeley have demanded segregated “safe spaces” for students of color as well as “queer” students. And to get their point across, they … Continue reading →

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Star Chamber at Columbia University

Posted on November 16, 2016 by The Political Hat

     If anyone knows how to run a secret kangaroo court, it’s Columbia University. “Columbia University is making it harder for students to hold it accountable for how the Ivy League school runs ‘gender-based misconduct’ proceedings. “It has previously banned students … Continue reading →

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Triangle of Oppression

Posted on November 14, 2016 by The Political Hat

     A professor of geology at Brooklyn College was almost fired without ever being told the reason why, let alone by whom. What for? Free speech and triangles, but mostly triangles. “I teach geology at Brooklyn College, part of the City … Continue reading →

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Science and Sexism, or Why Feminist Science Isn’t

Posted on October 17, 2016 by The Political Hat

     It is a trope and cliché, abet accurate ones, that the so-called “social sciences” in Academica reject objective reality and substitute “social constructs” with the clear implication that: “[T] here are female ‘ways of knowing’ that differ from male ways … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academia: Purging the Unfaithful; Purging H8rz; Purging Academic Study

Posted on October 13, 2016 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: All the little Eichmanns…      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Veil of John Rawls’ Ignorance

Posted on October 3, 2016 by The Political Hat

     John Rawls is a name that few Americans are familiar with, let alone a name many, if not most, conservative are unfamiliar with.   Yet his major works, “A Theory of Justice” and “Political Liberalism” have served as the lens through … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Tool of The Patriarchy? Puppies!

Posted on October 1, 2016 by The Political Hat

     What’s next?  A beat up old van that has “free candy” written on the side?      The puppy was probably a misogynist anyway…

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Equity vs. Essentialism

Posted on September 28, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Two of the major contrasts between Leftist thought and conservatism (in the Anglospheric vein) are: Whether human beings are tabula rasa upon which society can writ large vs. the idea that human nature actually exists; and society should reflect an … Continue reading →

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