Category Archives: Education

Food Justice

Posted on January 15, 2015 by The Political Hat

     We have previously spoken of “food justice“.  What is “food justice”?  It the “fundamental transformation” of food related activities in America to achieve some egalitarian vision of equality and environmentalism.  In other words, it will do for food what Marxism … Continue reading →

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The Howard Zinnification of the American school system

Posted on January 13, 2015 by The Political Hat

     Recently, the talentless Queen Latifah had on her show some indoctrinated youths recite a poem* about how America is all about oppression and stuff under the guise of “teaching teen lit[erature] through poetry.”      *By “poem” I mean an incoherent pseudo-rhythmic … Continue reading →

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It Takes a Federalized Community College to Raise a Progressive Child

Posted on January 12, 2015 by The Political Hat

     President Obama has announced a scheme to provide two years of “free” college.  The Federal government would pay for ¾ of the tuition, but require the state to pony up ¼ of the cost.      This isn’t “free,” it is government … Continue reading →

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Common Core in Jeopardy

Posted on December 18, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Remember how the Common Core math was supposed to create a plethora of super-genius kids who toss aside rote memorization so as to achieve the almost-Gnostic truth of math, and be so able to become paragons of mathematics?      Let’s see … Continue reading →

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WTF is “NeuroQueer”?

Posted on December 13, 2014 by The Political Hat

     For when special little snowflakes don’t feel they are treated special enough:

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Knee-Jerk Reactions and Common Core

Posted on December 11, 2014 by The Political Hat

     There are many things about Common Core to complain about, especially when it comes to the insane mathematics they use.      However, one should be careful to not condemn any school material in a knee-jerk way.  For example, Erick Erickson of … Continue reading →

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Social Justice Day at the Modern College Campus

Posted on December 8, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Hey, parents with kids in college, guess what all those tens of thousands of dollars in tuition pays for:      Remember, unless you give ivory tower Social Justice Warriors all your money, then you are supporting the “white supremacist imperialist capitalist … Continue reading →

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The Tabula Rasa Generation

Posted on November 20, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive Left have been rather open about their contempt for parents and their desire to use the state and the schools to indoctrinate children.      Yet again, they demonstrate that Common Core is a tool to remove the last vestiges … Continue reading →

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Propaganda Reading for College Freshmen

Posted on November 13, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Increasingly, colleges are assigning reading to incoming freshman to read.  The choice of reading, however, is anything but reassuring, as has been outlined by the National Association of Scholars.      One of the major problems is that, consistent with Common Core, … Continue reading →

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Election Projections for 2014

Posted on November 3, 2014 by The Political Hat

     It’s prediction time!  My predictions for the 2014 elections are below, but first a few words on my accuracy in 2012.      In Nevada, I accurately called the races for state Senate, predicted a Heller win for the U.S. Senate, and … Continue reading →

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