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Connecticut Poised To Make It Easier To Kill The Mentally Ill

Posted on March 27, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Under the guise of “aid in dying”, Connecticut is considering a bill (HB 5898) that would provide legal cover to doctors who proscribe death to treat illness, provided they dot every “i” and cross every “t”. Worse yet, there is … Continue reading →

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The Question of Nationalism: The Common vs. The Collective

Posted on March 26, 2019 by The Political Hat

     What is the definition of “Nationalism”? The answers vary from “advocates of genocidal ethno-states” to “the last bastion against the globalist elite cabal run by the Stonecutters”. Most people, however, fall well within these two histrionic extremes, yet even then … Continue reading →

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Nevada Gun Grabbers Go Omnibus To Help Local Anti-Gunners

Posted on March 25, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The horrible anti-2nd Amendment bill SB261 wasn’t enough for the anti-gun Democratic majorities. Now they are taking all those bad provisions and putting it into an omnibus bill (AB 291) that will repeal state preemption over anti-gun local laws that … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (March 24th, 2019)

Posted on March 24, 2019 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for Mar. 24th, 2019

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Firing Line Friday: The Future of Conservatism

Posted on March 22, 2019 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”.      Rather than an illumination of the Left, sometimes a civil debate can be help clarify positions on the … Continue reading →

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World Down Syndrome Day

Posted on March 21, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Today, March 21st, is World Down Syndrome Day.

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U.S. 6th Circuit Court: No Right To Perform Abortions

Posted on March 20, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Since Roe v. Wade, the courts have generally recognized a woman’s right to have an abortion as a Constitutional matter, and will continue to due so until such time as the Supreme Court rectifies their previous rulings. However, this is … Continue reading →

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The Further Ongoing Assault of the 2nd Amendment in Nevada

Posted on March 19, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Additional bills have been introduced to the Nevada Legislature concerning firearms. Some are good (and thus most are unlikely to go very far) such as AB113 which prohibits sales and use taxes being applied to guns from out of state … Continue reading →

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Lights Out In Venezuela

Posted on March 18, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The joke about what people used in socialist countries before candles being light bulbs when you are living in that “joke“, and all the resultant violence and death that that brings therewith. Worse yet, people can’t even get proper water … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (March 17th, 2019)

Posted on March 17, 2019 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for Mar. 17th, 2019

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