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Why the Reagan Democrats Departed

By Patrick J. Buchanan On Nov. 3, 1969, Richard Nixon, his presidency about to be broken by massive antiwar demonstrations, called on “the great silent majority” to stand by him for peace with honor in Vietnam. They did. Within days Nixon’s approval surged to 68 percent. The ferocious Republican partisan of the 1950s had won [...]More by Pat Buchanan:The Hillary DemocratsLet Democrats Censure ClintonObama’s Choice: FDR or ReaganRetreat of the Antiwar Democrats

Does the South Belong in the Union?

By Patrick J. Buchanan Is the Second Reconstruction over? The first ended with the withdrawal of Union troops from the Southern states as part of a deal that gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency after the disputed election of 1876. The second began with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a century after Appomattox. Under [...]More by Pat Buchanan:Is the South Rising Again?Afghanistan SouthEuropean Union: R.I.P.?Should We Fight for South Ossetia?

The Pentagon’s Surrender to Feminism

By Patrick J. Buchanan “The Pentagon unveiled plans Tuesday for fully integrating women into front-line and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs.” So ran the lead on the CNN story. And why are we doing this? Did the young officers leading troops in battle in Afghanistan and Iraq, [...]More by Pat Buchanan:The July 4th SurrenderAmerican Surrender at KyotoEquality — or Freedom?Of Christmas, War and Peace

The Palin Doctrine

By Patrick J. Buchanan On U.S. military intervention in Syria’s civil war, where “both sides are slaughtering each other as they scream over an arbitrary red line ‘Allahu akbar’ … I say let Allah sort it out.” So said Sarah Palin to the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference. And, as is not infrequently the case, [...]More by Pat Buchanan:The Neocons’ Palin ProjectFirst and Last War of the Bush Doctrine?Is the Bush Doctrine Dead?The Cheney Doctrine: War Without End

A Reluctant Warrior Tiptoes to War

By Patrick J. Buchanan Barack Obama has just taken his first baby steps into a war in Syria that may define and destroy his presidency. Thursday, while he was ringing in Gay Pride Month with LGBT revelers, a staffer, Ben Rhodes, informed the White House press that U.S. weapons will be going to the Syrian [...]More by Pat Buchanan:Who Are the War Criminals in Syria?Their War, Not OursGoading Gullible America Into WarSyria’s Insurrection Is Not America’s War

The Bell Tolls for the ‘New Majority’

By Patrick J. Buchanan Next year should be a banner year for the GOP, and may yet be. Obamacare, a “train wreck” about to happen, says Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, goes into full effect Jan. 1, with the popular IRS as enforcer. The Obama media feel betrayed by the secret intrusions on First Amendment rights. [...]More by Pat Buchanan:For Whom the Bell TollsThe Bell Tolls for the Government UnionsWho Killed the New Majority?Has the Bell Begun to Toll for the GOP?

Is Our Guardian Angel Big Brother?

By Patrick J. Buchanan “Gentlemen do not read each other’s mail,” said Secretary of State Henry Stimson of his 1929 decision to shut down “The Black Chamber” that decoded the secret messages of foreign powers. “This means war!” said FDR, after reading the intercepted instructions from Tokyo to its diplomats the night of Dec. 6, [...]

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Why This Obsession With Iran?
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The 9/11 of American Diplomacy
Will Bibi Break Obama?

Outside Agitators

By Patrick J. Buchanan A Cairo court has convicted 43 men and women of using foreign funds to foment unrest inside Egypt in connection with the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. Sixteen of those convicted were Americans. All but one, Robert Becker of the National Democratic Institute, had already departed. Becker fled this week rather [...]

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Our Innocents Abroad?
Who Commissioned Us to Remake the World?
After the Revolution
Who Wants War With Iran?

Time to Stop Feeding the Tiger?

By Patrick J. Buchanan As America grew in the 1800s from a republic of a few millions, whose frontier stopped at the Mississippi, into a world power, there were constant collisions with the world’s greatest empire. In 1812, we declared war on Britain, tried to invade Canada and got our Capitol burned. In 1818, Andrew [...]

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Who Fed the Tiger?
The Heightening Foley Feeding Frenzy
‘On-to-Baghdad!’ or ‘Stop at Kabul!’?
Who Will Stop The Next War?

Abolish the Corporate Income Tax!

By Patrick J. Buchanan Sen. Carl Levin was aghast. Before his committee sat, unapologetic and uncontrite, Apple CEO Tim Cook, whose company had paid no U.S. corporate income taxes on the $74 billion it had earned abroad in recent years. “Apple has sought the Holy Grail of tax avoidance,” said Levin. “Apple has exploited an [...]

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