Tag Archives: Social Justice

The Myth of “Privilege”

Posted on April 24, 2013 by The Political Hat

     While the Boston Marathon terrorist attack brought out the best in most people, it brought out the worst from some of the more abrasive minions of the Progressive left.  The basis for this hatred and petty bitterness?  “White Privilege.”      A … Continue reading →

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The History of Political Correctness

Posted on April 22, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A brief introductory history to “political correctness,” “cultural marxism,” “critical theory,” and the Frankfurt School.      Hat Tip: Dave Blount over at Moonbattery.

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News of the Week for Apr. 21st, 2013

Posted on April 21, 2013 by The Political Hat

  News of the Week for Apr. 21st, 2013

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War of Words

Posted on April 18, 2013 by The Political Hat

     William Jacobson over at Legal Insurrection has a recent post on how “language is destiny, and we have lost the language.” Indeed, defining the terms that we use can be 90% of the battle over not only politics, but the … Continue reading →

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From Education to Indoctrination

Posted on April 16, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive left have played the long game to power, and they are entering the final phase of taking control: The indoctrination of America’s children.  They are confident enough such that they can be open and honest about believing that … Continue reading →

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Some Tax Day Mood Music

Posted on April 15, 2013 by The Political Hat

Here is a bit of mood music for this tax day…

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Leviathan’s Children

Posted on April 12, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive left have a collectivist view of society where that “everything within the state; nothing outside the state; nothing against the state.”  Nowhere is that more clear than their view towards people’s children.  The state becomes the substitute parent … Continue reading →

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An Intellectual Monoculture Dedicated Above All to Identity Politics

Posted on April 11, 2013 by The Political Hat

Bowdoin: A Case Study of The Failure of Higher Education      A recent address given by Barry Mills, the President of Bowdoin (a small liberal arts college).  Therein he addresses an encounter with a fellow golfer who was critical of the … Continue reading →

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Retirement …To Each According To Their Needs

Posted on April 9, 2013 by The Political Hat

     President Obama’s budget for 2013 includes a limitation of how much people can put away in their IRA in order to save less than a billion dollars a year and to achieve greater “fairness.”      Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) would be … Continue reading →

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America, the Modern Day Ancien Regime

Posted on April 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Alexis de Tocqueville, while most famous for his Democracy in America, was also the author of another seminal work that is perhaps more relevant today than Democracy in America: L’Ancien Régime et la Révolution.      In describing the condition of L’Ancien … Continue reading →

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