Tag Archives: Higher Ed

Occupy Syllabus: A Fisking

Posted on February 3, 2015 by The Political Hat

     How dare a classical social theory class talk about classical social theorists of Western thought be mentioned, at the expense of modern theorists and foreign ideologies?      A rather pathetic whining about just such a class graced the student pages of … Continue reading →

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Blaming Whitey 101

Posted on January 28, 2015 by The Political Hat

     Arizona State University has finally provided that one class which was denying everyone a politically correct education: “U.S. Race Theory & the Problem of Whiteness.”      Unsurprisingly, the course description is a hodge-podge of “critical studies” like “schools of thought” that … Continue reading →

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Gramsci Goes Metal

Posted on December 29, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The Gramscian “march through the institutions” has hit a set-back when gamers stood-up against the Social Justice Warriors and fought back.  Now, those same Social Justice Warriors might just be facing their Stalingrad: “And now the social justice warriors are … Continue reading →

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WTF is “NeuroQueer”?

Posted on December 13, 2014 by The Political Hat

     For when special little snowflakes don’t feel they are treated special enough:

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Berkeley Under Siege

Posted on December 9, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Berkeley is under siege, not from the so-called “police state,” but by the violent protesters.      A tiny minority of Berkeley residents and students, along with the area Communists and Anarchists, are using the useful idiot “peaceful protesters” to stop the … Continue reading →

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Fighting the Police State with Interpretive Dance

Posted on December 9, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Protesters in Berkeley are allegedly standing-up against a “police state” somehow responsible for the deaths of druggie thug Michael Brown as well as Eric Garner in other states.      How are they “protesting” aside from the usual rioting/looting/arson?      Interpretive dance. #berkeleyprotests: … Continue reading →

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Social Justice Day at the Modern College Campus

Posted on December 8, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Hey, parents with kids in college, guess what all those tens of thousands of dollars in tuition pays for:      Remember, unless you give ivory tower Social Justice Warriors all your money, then you are supporting the “white supremacist imperialist capitalist … Continue reading →

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Propaganda Reading for College Freshmen

Posted on November 13, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Increasingly, colleges are assigning reading to incoming freshman to read.  The choice of reading, however, is anything but reassuring, as has been outlined by the National Association of Scholars.      One of the major problems is that, consistent with Common Core, … Continue reading →

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Rewriting History, the AP Way

Posted on September 30, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The rewriting of history continues unabated.  As textbooks and lessons increasingly become means of propagandizing Leftist thinking, it was only a matter of time before the Advanced Placement exams (which students can often use for college credit) catered to this: … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Leftist Demand Government Be In The Bedroom, and in Your Healthcare, but Stay Silent about Thad Cochran’s Barnyard Shenanigans

Posted on July 31, 2014 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: Sex, Privacy, and Ewww.      Remember how the Left and the Democrats … Continue reading →

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