Tag Archives: Patriotism

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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Quick Takes – Not-so-medical Aid In Dying: Vermont via Zoom; Washington Qualified Providers; Condemned To Death By Artificial Intelligence

Posted on July 31, 2025 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: Do you want a Butlerian Jihad? Because this is how you … Continue reading →

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When in the Course of Human Events…

Posted on July 4, 2025 by The Political Hat

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them … Continue reading →

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Magna Carta And The Birth Of The Rule Of Law

Posted on July 3, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The original Magna Carta, signed by the Barons and King John at Runnymede, celebrated it’s 800th birthday ten years ago. Along with the Charter of the Forest, they became the foundational documents of the Anglosphere and of American reverence for … Continue reading →

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Happy Flag Day, 2025

Posted on June 14, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Happy Flag Day!      There are many historical flags associated with the United States, notably during the Westward Expansion of our country.      One such flag is the General Frémont “Indian Peace” Flag 1842. “This Flag was the regimental banner of western … Continue reading →

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The Executive, Unitary Or Otherwise

Posted on March 3, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The system of checks and balances is one of the genius aspects of the Constitution of the United States. Each of the three branches are, or at least ought to be, supreme in their respective sphere with the Constitutional leadership … Continue reading →

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Over Here Or Over There

Posted on February 24, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the great follies of the Left is the idea that they could play as an intelligent designer with society and mould or even outright reconstruct it in line with their utopian vision. This is not the most hubristic … Continue reading →

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For Whose Good: The Common vs. The Collective

Posted on February 18, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Many of those who call themselves “common good conservatives” seem less interested in the any good for the good shared by all American, and more interested in their collective group ruling over the other collective group in a dichotomic system, … Continue reading →

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For Whom, The Inheritors

Posted on January 6, 2025 by The Political Hat

     For some, America is a birthright appellation whose culture and substance is inherited via spiraling coils of DNA. In reality, culture is a living thing and one becomes part of a culture by being part of that culture… not by … Continue reading →

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