Category Archives: Education

Meanwhile, In High School Health Class

Posted on January 6, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Remember, the entire “preferred gender pronoun” thing ain’t just limited to college campuses and New York City.      Part of a lesson being taught in a high school “health class” for 12th graders…

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Quick Takes – Bad Food at School; Virtually Safe Space at School; The New Scarlet Letter at School

Posted on January 5, 2017 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: Politically Correct School      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Thankfully, … Continue reading →

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The Cultural Appropriation of Slavery

Posted on December 30, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The combination of ignorance and indoctrination in modern education has but one aim: Delegitimize America and its civic heritage as a unique evil to be overcome. Case in point: The belief that America invented slavery, which was wholly confined within. … Continue reading →

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College Demands Respect for Communism

Posted on December 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     A purportedly “Christian” college, Samford University, has refused to recognize a chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). Why? Because YAF’s founding document, the Sharon Statement, denounces communism. Obviously, on the modern college campus, this is #ThoughtCrime of the highest … Continue reading →

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Social Justice Institute

Posted on December 16, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The Barnard Center for Research on Women, an openly Feminist center of Barnard College, has formally initiated a Social Justice Institute to strengthen their “commitment to scholar-feminist praxis by building a series of collaborative projects with activists, activist-scholars, and community-based … Continue reading →

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2016 (Day 2)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Someone’s getting a lump of coal…      The Previous “Posts of Christmas”: Day 1 – The Chemistry of Snowflakes.

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From Sexual Privacy to Sexual Police

Posted on December 9, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The “right to privacy” when it came to the bedroom was the casus belli the Left used to upend social sexual mores and institute contrary values; the “right to privacy” when it came to sex was never the purpose, but … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Stopping White People; Belittling White People; Punching White People

Posted on December 8, 2016 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: Weißfrei.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Because the entire … Continue reading →

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The Enwokening of White People

Posted on December 5, 2016 by The Political Hat

     With the alienation of the vast majority of White people from the Democrat party, some on the Left are trying out how to get White voters back. John McWhorter tries to do this—not by acknowledging that playing identity politics results … Continue reading →

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Segregation as Social Justice at UC Berkeley

Posted on November 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     In the long tradition of segregationist such as George Wallace, Social Justice Warriors at the University of California, Berkeley have demanded segregated “safe spaces” for students of color as well as “queer” students. And to get their point across, they … Continue reading →

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