Category Archives: Progressives

The Grievance Studies Affair

Posted on October 10, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The decline and fall of Academia, particularly as it pertains to the humanities, has been well documented. The willingness to publish incomprehensible garbage replete with buzzwords has also been established. The true depths to which academia and peer reviewed journals … Continue reading →

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Normalizing Organ Harvesting as a Form of Euthanasia

Posted on October 9, 2018 by The Political Hat

     More and more “doctors” are openly advocating harvesting organs from still living donors as a form of euthanasia. This penchant for a medical version of Aztec cosplay is seen both in Europe and in North America. Yet another call for … Continue reading →

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Public Schooling, Indoctrination, and Totalitarianism

Posted on October 8, 2018 by The Political Hat

     If you want to make sure that the state, and not the parents, are raising a child, it is important to co-opt the parent early on. While having most parents unaware of what schools are teaching now-a-days, it is optimal, … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Mentally Ill Education: Psychological Disorders; Genital Self Esteem; The New Red Guard

Posted on October 4, 2018 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: When I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches, … Continue reading →

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Academia Down The Memory Hole

Posted on October 3, 2018 by The Political Hat

     George Orwell introduced us to the concept of the “Memory Hole”, where inconvenient documents and records are disappeared as if they never existed. In the novel 1984, this memory hole was a literal hole that lead to an incinerator that … Continue reading →

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The European Digital Panopticon and the Silencing of Dissent

Posted on October 2, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Not satisfied with throttling free speech through vague and excessive copyright restrictions, the European Union is looking to abolish all expressions of thoughtcrime as well as the privacy that inhibits the ability of the technocratic overlords to monitor and control … Continue reading →

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Censoring the Law?

Posted on October 1, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Twitter is openly blocking doubleplusungood tweets that utter the phrase “illegal alien“.      Slight problem is that that is an actual term used in actual Federal Law: Does Twitter now ban the plain text of federal law? 8 U.S. Code § … Continue reading →

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Kavanaugh Hearings: Verdict First Trial Later

Posted on September 28, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The Senate Committee holding hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanagaugh have heard from his first, and more credible, of his accusers and from Judge Kavanaugh himself. There were two aspects to the hearing: An inquiry into the veracity … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Broke: Mathematics; Woke: STEAM; Bespoke: Social Justice Mathematics

Posted on September 27, 2018 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: 2 + 2 = 5      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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Transing Academia

Posted on September 26, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Yuval Levin pointed out in the book “Tyranny of Reason”, a religious limitation to objective scientific study by, IIRC, Aquinas that stipulated that observation and reason ought to be paramount provided that such evidence is not construed to contradict devine … Continue reading →

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