Tag Archives: Leviathan

Democratic Authoritarianism in Turkey

Posted on August 1, 2016 by The Political Hat

     What began as a rallying cry for “democracy” has now turned into a purge of dissenters.  The failed coup in Turkey, whether a “Reichstag” moment or simply a pathetic attempt at a coup, has given Erdoğan the excuse to declare … Continue reading →

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El Archipiélago de Gulag

Posted on July 30, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Venezuela continues down it’s path as a “socialist paradise” that other “socialist paradises” have trod down before: “Political arrests are a rare growth industry in Venezuela. When Nicolás Maduro became president after Hugo Chávez’s death from cancer in 2013, there … Continue reading →

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University Requires Ideological Purity

Posted on July 29, 2016 by The Political Hat

     College campuses have increasingly become hard-Left monocultures.  Now the University of Cincinnati is formally requiring new faculty and staff formerly declare their ideological purity in writing: “As of July 1, the University of Cincinnati will request a Diversity and Inclusion … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Transforming the Suburbs; Transforming the Colleges; Transforming the Courts

Posted on July 28, 2016 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: Transform all the things!      First, a little mood music:  Victim of … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Tool of White Supremacy (in the 3rd grade)? Brownies!

Posted on July 19, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Brownies, the moist chocolaty treat, is now considered racist. “A third grader had made a comment about the brownies being served to the class. After another student exclaimed that the remark was ‘racist,’ the school called the Collingswood Police Department, … Continue reading →

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Today the Church, Tomorrow your Conscience

Posted on July 14, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Barring discrimination in public accommodations began because people thought it abhorrent that a business would deny service to someone because of their race, and so those of different races could be treated just like others from another race.  Discussion on … Continue reading →

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The Presumed Crime of Not Money Laundering

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Guest Poster

     They following is a justifiably concerned critique of the way anti-money laundering laws are structured to presume guilt, with all the punishment that that deserves, from Henry Stern from InsureBlog. As a licensed life insurance agent, I have to take … Continue reading →

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Deny Biological and Grammatical Reality or be Punished

Posted on July 8, 2016 by The Political Hat

     In New York, you can be denied service at business for not using another customers preferred gender pronouns, and the company fined.  Employers and employees in D.C. will now be similarly fined for daring to use pronouns concomitant with a … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Destruction of Liberty; Destruction of Society; Destruction of the People

Posted on July 7, 2016 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: Fundamentally transform all the things!      First, a Brexit wisdom:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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Brexit and its Aftermath: The Embracing of Sovereignty

Posted on July 1, 2016 by The Political Hat

     By a 52% to 48% vote, the United Kingdom has voted in a referendum to leave the European Union in the Brexit (British Exit) vote.  Despite the scare tactics of the Remain campaign and despite, or perhaps because of, the … Continue reading →

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