Tag Archives: Social Justice

The Non-Neutrality Myth

Posted on September 16, 2026 by The Political Hat

     It Has become fashionable amongt the so-called “Common Good Conservatives” to treat virtue and liberty as a zero-sum game where too much liberty destroys virtue and that if virtue (but according to who) must be paramount for a dispensation of … Continue reading →

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People, The Economy, and Control

Posted on September 1, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The economy is the free interaction of free people within the limits, be they broad or narrow, of the law. The aggregate effect of this is what people talk about when they talk about the state of the economy. The … Continue reading →

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Socialism By Any Other Name…

Posted on August 24, 2026 by The Political Hat

     A preemptive apology for not having a silvered-forked tongue that can rely on priors and presumptions of oft repeated phrases and frameworks, for not having the time for extensive revisions, nor for painting with a broader brush than the prompting … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – College Classroom Craziness: Systems Of Oppression Class; Wonder Woman & The Queer Occult; Critical Race Conversations For Federal Work-Study

Posted on August 20, 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: Shut up and be indoctrinated, they explained!      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Neo-Integralism

Posted on August 19, 2026 by The Political Hat

     It is held as a truism for some in the purported “Right” that liberty and order are a zero-sum game and that the “Common Good” must restrict liberty to ensure society serves “higher interests”.   This is ultimately a Left-wing … Continue reading →

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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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