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The Inevitable Overreach Of Social Conservatives

Posted on June 7, 2023 by The Political Hat

     America has reoccurring periods where authentic concern for real, or at least perceived to be real, social ills results in social activist from the more puritanical parts of American culture that inevitably overreach and end up sooner or later becoming … Continue reading →

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     My apologies! Recent real life stuff and responsibilities have unfortunately curtailed posting as of late.  I’ll try to adjust and try to post a bit more regularly.      As an apology, here is a live kitten cam.

Posted on January 28, 2023 by The Political Hat | 1 Comment

Firing Line Friday: What Are the Challenges for Conservatives in 1973?

Posted on January 13, 2023 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”.      After the poor showing for some Republicans in this past election, while other Republicans did great, we come … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Have a Happy, and safe, New Year!      Enjoy a tasty beverage (or ten)!

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     Just doing a little end-of-year cleaning out the Blogroll by removing defunct blogs. The following blogs that were listed in the sidebar are now pining for the fjords, and no longer exist. If one of these are your blog or … Continue reading →

Posted on December 28, 2022 by The Political Hat | 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving for 2022!

Posted on November 24, 2022 by The Political Hat

     This Thanksgiving, let us eschew politics and recognize the blessings that other do not have… and that of those few are just discovering, such as those who have escaped tyranny.

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Happy Halloween! (2022)

Posted on October 31, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Here is the German silent classic, Faust from 1926.

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Firing Line Friday: A Conservative Look at Marijuana

Posted on October 7, 2022 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”.      With more and more states decriminalizing marijuana, for “medicinal” purposes if not outright, let us look back at … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Southern Imagination

Posted on September 23, 2022 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”.      Though not so much these days, the South stood apart, for good or ill, half a century ago. … Continue reading →

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Miracle Of The Individual

Posted on September 13, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Tribalism and “us vs. them” sentiment of the nationalist global ideology seems resurgent these days, but let us not forget the miracle that elevated an individual as more than a tool of the elitists.      There isn’t some false dilemma fallacy … Continue reading →

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