Failed Coup of a Failing Establishment
t has been a bad few days for the establishment, really bad. ...
About: Patrick J. Buchanan
Posts by Patrick J. Buchanan
Impeachment: The Left’s Ultimate Weapon
Disqualifying presidential candidates whom populists favor but elites abhor is a quite common practice — in Third World countries. ...
Hillary Puts Bernie Into Her Basket of Deplorables
From her own words, Hillary Clinton regards Bernie Sanders as a nasty man running a misogynistic campaign and a political phony whose achievements are nonexistent and who lacks the...
A Malicious Indictment Mitch Should Toss Out
Mitch McConnell should let the House managers make their case, and then call for a vote to dismiss, and treat this indictment with the contempt it so richly deserves....
Trump’s In-kind Contribution to Bernie
With the killing of Iranian General Soleimani, Trump has energized the anti-war majority in the Democratic Party, specifically the candidacy of Bernie Sanders. ...
The Culture War Comes to the Old Dominion
The Virginia of 2020 seems to be another country than the friendly commonwealth to which this writer moved four decades ago. ...
If Baghdad Wants Us Out, Let’s Go!
What the America-haters of the Middle East seek is what Soleimani wanted, and what Trump promised in his campaign of 2016 — an end to U.S. involvement in the...
Our Real Existential Crisis — Extinction
For many First World countries, there are more compelling concerns than climate change. High among them is population decline, and, if birth rates do not rise, the near-extinction of...
Will War Derail Trump’s Reelection?
If there are IEDs on Trump's road to reelection, they may be found in the Middle and Near East, land of the forever wars, and North Korea. ...
Today France, Tomorrow the USA?
France appears to be at a place where the rest of Europe and America are headed. ...
Is Impeachment Backfiring on Democrats?
The Democratic Party has bet the ranch on the impeachment and removal of Trump for imperiling our “national security,” but the cards appear to be falling Trump’s way. ...
Will the Secessionist Epidemic Ever End?
Where does this phenomenon, this continuing unraveling of old and proliferation of new nations, this epidemic of secessionism, end? ...
Where Are the “High Crimes”?
Nowhere in the articles of impeachment is “treason” mentioned. Nor is “bribery” or “extortion,” the other crimes alleged. Where are the “high crimes” in this impeachment resolution? ...
Is it Jaw-Jaw or War With Iran?
While last week ended with a hopeful U.S.-Iranian prisoner exchange that was hailed by President Donald Trump, a few days earlier, the week produced more ominous news. ...
Democrats’ Diversity — Only in the Back of the Bus
The “Our diversity is our strength!” Party is starting to look rather monochromatic in its upper echelons these days. ...
In Hong Kong, It’s US vs. China Now
Are we telling the protesters of Hong Kong, “We've got your back!” when we really don’t? ...
Is Macron Right? Is NATO, 70, Brain Dead?
A week from now, the 29 member states of “the most successful alliance in history” will meet to celebrate its 70th anniversary. Yet all is not well within NATO....
When Did Ukraine Become a “Critical Ally”?
Despite dramatic depictions of Ukraine as our embattled ally, Ukraine has never been an ally. We are not now nor have we ever been obligated to fight for its...
Bernie Leads His Party to Open Borders
Democrats are moving toward an “open door” policy on the U.S. border, an open borders embrace of any and all who wish to come. ...