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Firing Line Friday: Tom Wolfe and The Painted Word

Posted on February 28, 2025 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 pretentiousness of “art” that is supposed to “make you think” is something that still plagues us today … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Ozone Controversy

Posted on February 21, 2025 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 all the “green” grift and rent seeking, not to mention the calls to grant central government absolute … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Feminism

Posted on February 7, 2025 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 half-baked attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment, let us look … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Integrity and Journalism

Posted on January 31, 2025 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”.      In this day and age, it feels as if journalists on both sides of the political divide not … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Who Killed Bobby Kennedy?

Posted on January 24, 2025 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 President Trump declassifying the files on the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: William F. Buckley Jr., Malcolm Muggeridge, and the World

Posted on January 17, 2025 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”.      Just some sharp wit and sharper remarks between and with William F. Buckley, Jr., Malcom Muggeridge, Peter Ridell, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Intellectual’s Responsibilities in an Age of Totalitarian

Posted on January 10, 2025 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”.      Creators being censored and even punished by totalitarian regimes (or merely repressive institutions) is anything but a new … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Oil: The Issue of American Intervention

Posted on January 3, 2025 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 intersection of economic need and foreign policy is nothing new. The question of American foreign policy priorities … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Realistic Insights into Crime and Punishment

Posted on December 6, 2024 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 question of crime and what to do about it often seems simple when we listen to politicians … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Do We Need Prisons at All?

Posted on November 22, 2024 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”.      When it comes to crime and punishment, we seem to go through cycles where high crime lead inevitably … Continue reading →

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