Tag Archives: Leviathan

This Is Why Pro-Gun People Don’t Want Gun Registration

Posted on July 16, 2019 by The Political Hat

     One of the reasons why those who believe in a right to keep and bear arms oppose gun registries is that if the government ever had the chance to outlaw and confiscate guns, it would be almost impossible for them … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Medical Malpractice: The Hurting Shall Suffer; Whistleblowers Will Be Silenced; (Almost) Mandatory Abortion

Posted on July 11, 2019 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: Your right to healthcare end where the government says it does. … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: The Tyrants and the Tyrannized

Posted on July 8, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The Chavista hellhole that Venezuela has become seems to be surviving due to assistance from foreign nations like China and the selling off of what little assets Venezuela has… and also piracy and hijacking. After all, they have to fund … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Protests With A Stiff Upper Lip

Posted on July 3, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Demonstrating the “one state; two systems” that Hong Kong was promised for fifty years after the U.K. handed it over to the People’s Republic of China, Beijing was trying to push through a bill to allow the people of Hong … Continue reading →

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Europe’s War on Plastic Straws

Posted on July 1, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Demonstrating the eco-fanaticism that caused Santa Barbara to prohibit dining establishment to offer plastic drinking straws is not limited to the Fools’ Golden State, the U.K. is going further and outright banning them, with exceptions only for “medical reasons” starting … Continue reading →

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Buckley Ban On Reddit, Or Perhaps A Prelude To More, Or An Impetus For Less

Posted on June 27, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Apparently a recent post here has been declared so unconscionable by Reddit that your humble author’s Reddit account was suspended for three days. The content of said post being a link to this blog containing… a video of William F. … Continue reading →

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Authoritarian Pixels & Brexit

Posted on June 24, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The game series “Watch Dog” which involves hackers in a surveillance state, the first set in a fictionalized Chicago and the sequel set in a fictionalized San Fransisco Bay Area. A third game has been announced… and the setting is … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Nature Unnatural: Re-engineering Humans; Nature Over Humans; Abolishing Human Families

Posted on June 20, 2019 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: Less Human Than Human.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Christchurch Ball and Gag

Posted on June 11, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The Prime Minister, whose party holds dictatorial control over Middle Earth New Zealand, is doubling down on authoritarianism by pushing the “Christchurch Call” on governments and tech giants to censor “violent” and other “hateful” speech.      The entire “call” can be … Continue reading →

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The Call For Global Governance Is Real

Posted on June 4, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Transnational organizations, especially global ones, are run by representatives chosen by a nation’s government and/or bureaucrats. While some more regional transnational bodies such as the European Union have “Parliament members” that are kinda/supposedly chosen by the voters, such representatives tend … Continue reading →

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