Author Archives: The Political Hat

Big Brother Is Watching What You Eat

Posted on August 2, 2021 by The Political Hat

     If there was any doubt that the leaders of the U.K. consider George Orwell’s “1984” to be a “how-to” guide, look no further than their schemes to sucker people into letting Big Brother monitor their food purchases in rewards for doubleplusgood … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (August 1st, 2021)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by The Political Hat

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Firing Line Friday: Sex Education

Posted on July 30, 2021 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”.      Now-a-days “sex education” means teaching the transcendental “truth” of transgendersim, normalization of sexual activity and younger and younger … Continue reading →

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California Bans High-End Personal Computers

Posted on July 29, 2021 by The Political Hat

…with Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, and Vermont quickly following suit.      Some people in six states started out July leaning that those states won’t let them have personal computers that are considered too powerful.      What prompted this?   Gamers who like … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Woke Learning: Indigenous Creationism; Critical Race Collective’s 5 Tenets; Not Really Math

Posted on July 29, 2021 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: The woke way of knowing.      First, a little mood music:      Science … Continue reading →

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It’s Not The Funding, It’s The Pedagogy

Posted on July 28, 2021 by The Political Hat

     There is much to complain about “new” methods of teaching mathematics, regardless of if it’s under the moniker of “common core” or not. As has been noted here before, many of these methods can serve as useful shortcuts… to those … Continue reading →

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Anti-Racist Bioethics

Posted on July 27, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The woke obsession of “Anti-Racism” is further infesting the medical field, with woke “bioethicists” now demanding that “anti-racism” should not only be a component of medical decisions, but made a priority. An article in The Handings Center Report entitled “Antiracist … Continue reading →

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Witch-verse of the Federation

Posted on July 27, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Mastadon is one of many independent open protocol social networking sites that are capable of interacting with each other similar to e-mail, as opposed to closed social media like Twitter or Facebook. This “Fediverse” allows people to set up their … Continue reading →

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Dallas Justice Now: Imagine Premier Universities Free of White People

Posted on July 26, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Segregation and racial exclusion used to be racist. Used to be… Now-a-days, it is a moral imperative to achieve “justice”, as seen by the so-called “Dallas Justice Now” which wants White parents to achieve “equity” by sacrificing the “privilege” of … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (July 25th, 2021)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by The Political Hat

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