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The So-Called Explicit Guarantee To Free Healthcare

Posted on March 30, 2020 by The Political Hat

     One of the things that many foreigners, as well as some Americans, belittle the United States about is that there is no “free” socialized healthcare that the people have an explicit “guarantee” to, and further belittle the idea that ultimately … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Socially Just South Africa: Murder; Arson; Forced Sterilization

Posted on March 5, 2020 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: South of the Equator and South of Heaven      First, a little … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Always Say Die: Belgian Courts Say “Close Enough”; Protection Become Barriers To Homicide; Forced To Kill In Canada

Posted on February 27, 2020 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: When you’re gonna die, the state will make you die.      First, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Capital Punishment (1966)

Posted on January 10, 2020 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”.      The history of Capital Punishment in the United States has been one that is quite undulating in the … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Euthanasia in Killer Canada: Killing Without Consent; Alzheimer’s Society Against Those With Alzheimer’s; From Hospice To Execution

Posted on January 9, 2020 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: Oh, Canada!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      Remember when … Continue reading →

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2019 (Day 4)

Posted on December 16, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Christmas always brings thoughts of Winter when your psychopathic stalker an snuggle up to your drugged and unconscious body in front of a roaring fire…

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Old Communist China Same As The New Communist China: Evil Incarnate

Posted on December 10, 2019 by The Political Hat

     With the recent attention shone on Hong Kong trying to resist the treaty-violating machinations of the tyrants of Beijing, we are reminded that the “New Communist China” that was supposed to embrace democracy and (classical) liberal values just embraced a … Continue reading →

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Anti-Hippocratic Oath

Posted on December 2, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The Hippocratic Oath, usually summarized by the Latin phrase “primum non nocere” (“first do no harm”), has been a millennia old concept that a physician should be a healer and not an inflictor of pain and/or death… more or less … Continue reading →

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A Lesson From One Hundred Years Ago

Posted on November 11, 2019 by The Political Hat

     One hundred years ago, the Treaty of Versaille formally ended the First World War, which was supposed to be the “War to End All Wars”. Between the birth of the Communist Regime in Russia, the animosity from the post-war punishment … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Meaning of the China Vote

Posted on October 25, 2019 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”.      With the People’s Republic of China being in the news, primarily for the repression in Hong Kong, let … Continue reading →

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