Category Archives: Progressives

The State is (a passive agressive) Mother

Posted on March 17, 2014 by The Political Hat

     One of the core precepts of the Progressive Left is that all is within the state, nothing is outside the state, and nothing is against the state.  The biggest obsticle to this is the family.  No wonder, then, that the … Continue reading →

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Common Core Bonds in a Knot

Posted on March 13, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Some of the major problems with Common Core is that the materials are made by people who don’t understand what is being taught, teachers who don’t know how to teach it, and the use of jargon that makes Cockney rhyming … Continue reading →

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We Are Not The Masses

Posted on March 8, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The Progressives, and the broader Left in general, truly believe that people are but interchangeable widgets in a greater collective whole, i.e. the “Masses.”  They claim to speak for all of us, and for elected officials to speak for all … Continue reading →

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California Democrats Protect Their Felonious Own

Posted on March 6, 2014 by The Political Hat

     California Democrats currently have super majorities (over 2/3 in each house), and hold that super-majority in the state Senate by two seats. Democratic state Senator Ron Calderon was indicted for allegedly taking $100,000 in bribes. His seat is likely safe … Continue reading →

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Tears of Unfathomable Sadness as UCLA

Posted on March 3, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The UCLA undergraduate student association council (USAC) had a vote on demanding divestment from Israel.  It failed 5 to 7.  This resulted in a divestment activist having a full-on mental breakdown.      While UCLA would not have paid attention to the … Continue reading →

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A Grinding Inexorable Decline

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Guest Poster

     The following is from commentator “non-purist” on the Ace of Spades HQ:      I think the Tea Party and Scott Walker may well end up as speed bumps and footnotes – but my crystal ball also does not contain any spectacular … Continue reading →

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The Second Time As Farce

Posted on February 26, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Julius Caeser was assassinated because his dictatorship, in part, was seen as a grab for ultimate, and royal, power.  Augustus succeeded where Caeser did not because he kept the pretense of the Republic while consolidating power far in excess of … Continue reading →

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The Inequivalency of Unions

Posted on February 25, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted against organizing under the United Auto Workers (UAW).  This happened despite the fact that Volkswagen was fully supportive of this, and gave the UAW free rein to campaign as they liked.      In … Continue reading →

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Feminism 2.0

Posted on February 24, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Wasn’t “feminism” all about women having the freedom to choose what they want to be, and not just be treated as sex objects?      To modern-day Feminists, women who choose to be mothers/wives are condemned, while endorsing women as sex objects. … Continue reading →

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Academia Today: “Justice” over Freedom

Posted on February 23, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Yet another mis-educated elitist and Marxist, this time a student attending Harvard, has declared that freedom is oppression and that “Academic Justice” should trump “Academic Freedom.”  She writes in the Harvard Crimson: “If our university community opposes racism, sexism, and … Continue reading →

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