Tag Archives: Leviathan

Not Leviathan’s Digital Device

Posted on April 15, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Twin bills in Michigan, HB 4429 and SB 284, which would have mandated age verification for software, operating systems, and even hardware, have been withdrawn. Sadly, the reason for the withdrawal wasn’t objection to the government being able to control … Continue reading →

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Law & Morality

Posted on March 31, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Is the Law the fount of morality or is morality the faunt of law? Quite a philosophical debate, and a question often co-opted by dialectical (Marxist) tactics, as James Lindsay explains. “All law legislates morality.”

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Leviathan’s Hardware

Posted on March 30, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The sudden and seemingly coordinated drive in both Blue and Red states to require age verification in order to use an operating system or an app store claims another state, Michigan.   However, the twin bills introduced in the Legislature, … Continue reading →

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Leviathan’s App Store

Posted on March 16, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The sudden drive of multiple states to require users hand over information just to use software is bipartisan, with bills in Utah, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas requiring both app store and app developers on mobile devices.      The Utah bill, SB … Continue reading →

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Having To Choose Between The 2nd & 4th Amendments In Minnesota

Posted on March 11, 2026 by The Political Hat

     In Minnesota, you may soon be required to choose between the 2nd Amendment and the 4th Amendment, surrendering one or the other in order to avoid braking state statutory law.           Twin bills, HF 3443 and SF 3654 would ban a … Continue reading →

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Leviathan’s Operating System

Posted on March 9, 2026 by The Political Hat

     California passed a law requiring you be verified before using an operating system. Now, Colorado has followed suit, with SB 51. The bill requires an operating system provider to: Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account … Continue reading →

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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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