Tag Archives: Social Justice

All Your Internet Are Belong To Texas

Posted on August 17, 2026 by The Political Hat

Texas’ age verification laws for naughty sites are now being legally applies to not just Texas, but to the entire world. “In Travis County, Texas, a judge has frozen motherless.com, the .com domain of a foreign pornography operator, taking it … Continue reading →

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New Right Postliberal Socialists

Posted on August 11, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The French poet Charles Baudelaire once said that “the devil’s finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist”. The “New Right”/”Postliberals” seem to be trying the same trick, though clearly they are not up to the devil’s … Continue reading →

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“Autonomous Zones”, Redux

Posted on August 10, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Reminiscence of the George Floyd riots and the Urban Leftist “autonomous zones”, protesters in Madison, Wisconsin tried to recreate their nascent social justice autonomous collectives after the shooting of a suspect. “The mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, called for protesters to … Continue reading →

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Critical Theory & The Father Of The New Left

Posted on August 4, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Much of Cultural Marxism is pushed by the privileged few who take their wealth and position for granted and demand that even more is due them, as James Lindsay explains. Some haunting words from Critical Theorist and father of the … Continue reading →

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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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