Tag Archives: Patriotism

12 Posts of Christmas, 2025 (Day 11)

Posted on December 23, 2025 by The Political Hat

     A little Christmas message for our enemies around the world.

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Happy Bill of Rights Day!

Posted on December 15, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Today is the 234th anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … 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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It Is For Us To Remember

Posted on November 11, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Though begun as “Armistice Day,” Veterans Day has expanded in the United States as a day for all those brave men and women who fight to keep us free. Footage from the Battle of the Somme, set to Motörhead’s “1916” … Continue reading →

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On The Surrender Of Freedom

Posted on September 23, 2025 by The Political Hat

Freedom can be surrendered passively, and rarely won. An insightful article, “Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom”, that opines on this and both de Tocqueville and Sir Roger Scruton is well worth a full read. A few comments … Continue reading →

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Happy Constitution Day!

Posted on September 17, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The Constitution of the United States of America is one of the crowning achievements of mankind. It was a distillation of the Anglo-American tradition and heritage set as the Law of the Land and sets the rules above the rulers. … Continue reading →

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A Natural Born Proposition?

Posted on September 16, 2025 by The Political Hat

     America has a common culture that defines it and defines what it means to be America. While there are regional differences, those commonalities outweigh our regional and local diversity, or even the diversity between individuals. America is unicultural abet with … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Four Years Ago Today – NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 11, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Twenty-four years ago today, America was attacked. Instead of focusing in on the political and legal shenanigans going on in politics, let us focus who never would have the luxury of political circuses.  Never forget the victims who died, and … Continue reading →

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America Is An Idea

Posted on September 3, 2025 by The Political Hat

     America is indeed an idea. But it is not a proscriptive—or propositional—idea. It is a descriptive one. Classical Liberalism was but an attempt to distill its core elements; conservatism was an attempt to distill, and protect, the causal factors that … Continue reading →

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