Tag Archives: Social Justice

Quick Takes – DEI In College: Band Not Doing Anything; Inclusive Systems; Queer Crip Lit

Posted on July 30, 2026 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: There is no quick fix for wokeness.      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Grand Frère Électronique

Posted on July 28, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Unsurprisingly, Europe is embracing digital “Big Brother” by requiring verification that you aren’t a minor to use social media, or as they might call it in France, “Grand Frère Électronique”, where the French Parliament passed an act to do just … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Ridiculousness: Queer Kids Lit; Asexual Hobbits; Indigenous Horse Science

Posted on July 16, 2026 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: Unscholarly scholarship.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      What are … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Why Are the Students Unhappy?

Posted on July 10, 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”.      Wokeness and radicalism is nothing new in and at colleges and universities is nothing new.   Let us … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Madness: VR vs. The Handicapped; Solving Physics With Queerness; Malaysian Muslim Transwoman Social Justice Studies

Posted on June 25, 2026 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: Straight White males can’t do modern science and technology apparently.      First, … Continue reading →

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Transgender Potty Madness

Posted on June 22, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The literal and objective truth is that human beings are sexually dimorphic with both both acute and statistically obvious differences between the two sexes, which derive—baring a medical abnormality—from the chromosome match up of XX or XY, that is separate … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Restore What Wasn’t Lost Or Even There To Begin With

Posted on June 10, 2026 by The Political Hat

     What makes America the superlative nation, superior to even the rest of Western Civilization, hasn’t been lost, at least not truly. Despite the attempt by many to fundamentally transform it, there is a certain vital essence that still pervades American … Continue reading →

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Digital Big Brother In Arizona

Posted on June 8, 2026 by The Political Hat

     A new bill in Arizona is poised to add that state to the many that are now requiring identity verification for apps and even operating systems.  This digital big brother would apply to purveyors of operating systems and apps/programs even if … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Discrimination In Academia: DEI Continues At Arizona State; Stanford Medicine Renames But Keeps DEI; UCLA Still Racially Discriminates

Posted on May 28, 2026 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: You didn’t really think it’d just be gone like that.      First, … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Threat To Wales? Racist Babies!

Posted on May 27, 2026 by The Political Hat

     In the U.K., politically incorrect utterances are considered “Hate Speech”, and there is no group who is a bigger threat than… children in nursery school, at leas according to guidance backed by the current Labour government. “The taxpayer-funded guidance for … Continue reading →

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