Category Archives: Progressives

The State is Mother; The State is Father

Posted on February 8, 2013 by The Political Hat

     With young adults increasingly becoming overgrown children who expect awesome stuff and awesome life just be handed to them, and with the state becoming evermore the benefactor, protector, and provider, if not outright substitute parent, it is becoming ever more … Continue reading →

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Progressives’ Final Solution

Posted on February 7, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The use of racial divisiveness has long been a hallmark of the Progressive Left.  The stoking of racial hatred and ignorance at universities by peddling “critical race theory” or other such grievance studies and attempts to push “multiculturalism” has grown … Continue reading →

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All Your Children Are Belong To Us

Posted on February 6, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Defenders of the status quo in educations can oft paint truly horrific scenes of children being harmed, brainwashed, or left behind due to “evil” “Reich-wing” conservatives; typically the proffered villains are the evil “corporations” since that is what corporations do, … Continue reading →

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The New Feudalism, Heard Through the Grapevine

Posted on February 5, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Raisin farmers are facing a $650,000 penalty unless they hand over almost half of their crop of raisin to their Lord Seigneurs the Federal Government. “The court agreed to address the constitutionality of a “reserve tonnage” program overseen by the … Continue reading →

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Cory Booker, Dan Quayle, and the English Language

Posted on February 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Certainly, spelling and grammatical mistakes happen, especially when one is typing away furiously to quickly send out a tweet.  Crypto-Progressive and Newark Mayor Cory Booker is certainly no exception: Please, I went to Yale. Their good but Salle &Pepe could … Continue reading →

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Is the Future of Texas Blue?

Posted on February 2, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Texas now stands as a sane bastion of low taxes and business friendliness in a country lorded over by Pres. Obama. In large part, this is due to the solid hold over the state by Republicans. While many in the … Continue reading →

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Pillars of Society

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Guest Poster

     Guest post by “Cato,” originally from the comments at the Ace of Spades HQ.      What the Leftist does not understand is that the core of their philosophy, the noble savage of Rousseau, is absolutely wrong. Civilization is not the default … Continue reading →

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Progressives’ Futuristic Blues

Posted on January 31, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Walter Russell Mead writes over at The American Interest writes on the “Blue Social Model” of the Progressive left and where it is likely to go in the future.  It is an insightful examination of where Progressives believe society will, … Continue reading →

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Kyriarchy

Posted on January 30, 2013 by The Political Hat

     What is “kyriarchy” and just what does it have to do with core ethos of the radical Progressive left? “Kyriarchy” is the framework through which the Progressive left views race, gender, class, and sexuality; and it is the framework from … Continue reading →

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Are Food Riots Nigh?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Reliance on food stamps in order to have enough to eat is at an all time high, to the point where one in four children are dependent on them.      The Obama administration has been pushing to put as many people … Continue reading →

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