Tag Archives: Leviathan

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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California Will Now Mandate Permission To Us Any Operating System

Posted on March 2, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Starting in the year 2027, the state of California will require you to get verification before you can use an operating system. This applies to all operating systems. AB 1043 mandates that your age be verified by the providers of … Continue reading →

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Big Brother Is Bartending

Posted on January 27, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Soon, in the U.K., your bartender at the local pub will be required to report on your doubleplusungood utterances to the police if they hear you, the customer, say “Conversations, Remarks, Comments or Jokes that an employee may find offensive”. … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Uses of the United Nations

Posted on January 16, 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”.      The place of international institutions, their usefulness, and our place in them is as much as a question … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The New Frontier: The Great Society

Posted on January 9, 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”.      Over recent decades, both major political parties have been seeking to fundametally transform America under the heavy-handed guidance … Continue reading →

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Violence & Speech

Posted on December 13, 2025 by The Political Hat

     A few months ago, your humble author noted that many inside and outside of government seemed to normalize prosecuting free speech by crouching real crimes not in terms of the actual criminality, but in expressions of wrongthink. Others, including those … Continue reading →

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Stagnation & Immigration

Posted on December 3, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Your humble author has long held a view, with some refinement, regarding legal immigration and what ought to be America’s policy thereregarding. To wit: Since America is the civil and societal heritage we hold in common, rather than blut und … Continue reading →

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Abolition Of An Ancient Right In Britain

Posted on December 2, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the foundational documents for America, is the Magna Carta, which along with the Charter of the Forest, establish an oft unheralded blessing of the rule of law.   In particular in included the provision for the “lawful judgement … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Should We Privatize the Welfare State? Part II

Posted on November 21, 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”.      The welfare state has gone back and forth between being seen as a public benefit for the common … 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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