Tag Archives: Social Justice

Look For The Union Rent-Seeking

Posted on April 18, 2022 by The Political Hat

     California inches towards its purported workers utopia of leisure and fulfillment. And by “utopia” I mean crushing businesses by requiring them to pay the same amount of money and benefits for 80% or the work. “A proposed bill winding its … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Practical Limits of Liberalism

Posted on April 8, 2022 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”.      Back in the 1970s, when conservatism was scarce and left-liberalism was spreading everywhere, William F. Buckly, Jr. asked … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Woke Segregation In School: Denver; Chicago, New York

Posted on April 7, 2022 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: Only an “antiracist” teacher could believe in “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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Woke Law School

Posted on April 6, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Those who try to excuse Critical Race Theory as merely an “obscure legal theory” seem to ignore that fact that in more and more law schools, Critical Race Theory is quickly becoming the central tenet of the legal profession if … Continue reading →

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The Slave Trade Wasn’t Just Trans-Atlantic

Posted on April 5, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Slavery has existed throughout history and everywhere, not just undertaken by European powers against sub-Saharan Africans. While the European explorers who first sailed down to western Africa mainly tapped into an existing market, others, like the Ottomans were still buying … Continue reading →

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Yes There IS A “Gay Agenda”

Posted on April 4, 2022 by The Political Hat

     For all the claims that its all about “tolerance”, the “tolerant” seem hell bent on pushing increasingly fringe ideas and ideology on people. Christopher Rufo has, yet again, obtain direct evidence of this coming from the very top of the … Continue reading →

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Equity: Theory vs. Reality

Posted on March 30, 2022 by The Political Hat

     From the wilds of the internets and presented without further comment.

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South Dakota vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on March 28, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Another state has signed into law a bill that band the indoctrination of children into the ideology of Critical Race Theory: South Dakota. The primary section reads: Section 1. That chapter 13-1 be amended with a NEW SECTION: For the … Continue reading →

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Hair Color Equity

Posted on March 23, 2022 by The Political Hat

     An elementary school decided that diving a class in two by hair color and then declaring one of the two to be less intelligent while giving them games with missing pieces that were unplayable and then forcing them to clean … Continue reading →

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School Transparency In Arizona

Posted on March 22, 2022 by The Political Hat

     You can’t fight the wokeness that has infected K-12 education unless you know what it is the schools are teaching. Arizona is taking a step forward to shining the light on all the woke cockroaches, with SB 1221: “Each school … Continue reading →

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