Category Archives: Progressives

Quick Takes – The New Lawless Wastelands: Minneapolis; Seattle, Portland

Posted on May 13, 2021 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: False utopias and their inevitable consequences.      First, a little mood music: … Continue reading →

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Tennessee vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on May 13, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The Tennessee Legislature has approved a bill to stop the teaching of Critical Race Theory in schools. SB 623 (substituted for HB 580) incorporates the following: This amendment also prohibits any LEA or public charter school from including or promoting … Continue reading →

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Mickey Mouse Goes Woke

Posted on May 12, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Disney has gone all in on Critical Race Theory. Christopher Rufo yet again has the primary documentation of their internal struggle sessions. SCOOP: The Walt Disney Corporation claims that America was founded on “systemic racism,” encourages employees to complete a … Continue reading →

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Arizona vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on May 11, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Yet another state is moving to stop that hateful disease known as “Critical Race Theory”: Arizona. SB 1532 reads, in part: D. A school district, charter school or state agency may not require a teacher, administrator or other employee of … Continue reading →

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Green Equity

Posted on May 10, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Environmentalism isn’t actually about the environment, but about creating an a purported existential threat that requires totalitarian control of the population, even if it means harming the population for the sake of “Gaia”… or the holy doctrine of “equity”. “‘Well, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That the Environmentalists Are Going Too Far, Too Fast

Posted on May 7, 2021 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      From the “Green New Deal” to a myriad of other initiatives, the question of whether “environmentalists are going … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – The Normalization of Killing Patients: New Zealand; Portugal; New Mexico

Posted on May 6, 2021 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: Death creeping around the world.      First, a little mood music:      In … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate in Wokeness: Genocide

Posted on May 5, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Not even the Nazis openly joked about committing genocide, yet a decedent Holocaust survivors apologized for making a Bernard College instructor and author was waxing poetic about committing genocide: AUDIO: Author Ben Philippe talks to CBC about his book, where … Continue reading →

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Two Creeks, A Marsh, And Two Lakes Walk Into A Florida Courtroom

Posted on May 4, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The drive to grant “rights” to nature and to allow “nature” to sue (via human environmental extremists, of course) to stop any type of development or alteration has finally, despite state preemption, gone to court in Florida. “Backers of the … Continue reading →

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Idaho vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on May 3, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Thanks to Federalism, states like New Hampshire, West Virginia, Iowa, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have stood up to the teaching of Critical Race Theory and its related “struggle sessions”. Now, Idaho is joining this venerable list by passing HB 377, … Continue reading →

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