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The First Time As Farce, The Second As Tragedy

Posted on September 19, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Karl Marx, as usual, got things backwards: The first time is farce, when something comes across as so outlandish that it seems impossible for many people to take it seriously for any amount of time if at all, while the … Continue reading →

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Politics As Faith

Posted on September 13, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Politics often results in emotions overriding reason. But increasingly politics has become a form of faith, with political saviors and a good vs. evil mindset that seeks to purge heathens and heretics aside. Most troubling is a certain gnostic view … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Modern Schools: Zero Proficiency; War On Math; Cutting Back School To Four Days

Posted on August 31, 2023 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: Making sure the children are mercifully free of the ravages of … Continue reading →

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The Fix Is In: The Real GOPe In Nevada Strikes Again

Posted on August 28, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Nevada will have a Presidential primary with all Republican active voters receiving a ballot.   Most Republicans in Nevada will assume their vote will count, but it won’t. The Nevada Republican Party executive officers (not even as of yet the … Continue reading →

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The Gender Homunculus

Posted on May 9, 2023 by The Political Hat

     The magical nature of transgenderism—right soul in the wrong body—now gives us the gender homunculus (not to be confused with the “genderbread person” or the “gender unicorn”. But even the difference between “gender identity” and “biological sex” is gone now, … Continue reading →

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Post-Election Ballot-Counting Musical Interlude

Posted on November 10, 2022 by The Political Hat

     While the counting of ballot continues and continues, let us enjoy an apropos musical interlude.

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The Injustice Of Intelligence : Being Smart In Academia Is Ableist: Reading And Writing Is Sexist; Reading And Writing Requirements For A Diploma Is Oppressive

Posted on November 2, 2022 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: The Left channels Pol Pot and his liquidation of intellectuals.      First, … Continue reading →

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Oceans Are People Too According To Science

Posted on October 25, 2022 by The Political Hat

     We’ve seen politicians and activists declare bodies of water to have fundamental rights akin to a human. Now, a major scientific journal professing its belief in… animism. “Rights of Nature is one legal framework within the body of Earth law. … Continue reading →

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Concerning Titles & Pronouns

Posted on October 13, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Glumfnor. ‘Tis a silly nonsense word, isn’t it? What would you think of someone who demanded that you refer to them by the title of “Glumfnor”? Titles can be a contentious thing. Should someone with an Ed.D be called “Doctor”? … Continue reading →

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Spanish Lagoons Are People Too

Posted on October 10, 2022 by The Political Hat

     Lakes, swamps, and rivers have all been declared to have personhood and rights enforced by real persons to hinder any and all activities by other real persons no matter how benign or beneficial to real humans. Now a Spanish lagoon … Continue reading →

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