About: Patrick J. Buchanan
Posts by Patrick J. Buchanan
America’s “Great Leap Forward” Into Socialism
Biden's infrastructure and welfare spending packages would constitute the greatest leap forward toward socialism of any American president. ...
For What Will We Go to War With China?
By what yardstick would we threaten war for the independence of Taiwan but continue to tolerate 60 years of totalitarian repression in Cuba, 90 miles away? ...
Why the Left Can’t Let Go of Jan. 6
The Democratic establishment and its media arm have a vital interest in hyping Jan. 6 and not letting go of it. For Jan. 6, 2021, is their last best...
JFK — Accept Our Diverse World as It Is
Seven months after the Cuban missile crisis, President John F. Kennedy, at American University, laid out his view on how the East-West struggle should be conducted to avoid a...
Why Can’t Biden Stop This Invasion?
America's border paralysis is induced by liberal ideology. ...
Is Biden Really the Lincoln of Our Time?
Biden is inviting a comparison of what he faces with what Abraham Lincoln faced when he took office in 1861 with seven Southern states having voted to secede and...
Is Afghanistan a Failed Mission?
As in Vietnam from 1965 to 1973, the year our prisoners of war came home, America did not lose a major battle in Afghanistan. Yet we did not win...
As America Recedes, China Rises
As our July Fourth celebrations were beginning, the U.S. quietly closed and abandoned Bagram Air Base, the largest American military base between the Persian Gulf and the South China...
EU to Orbán: Back Gay Rights or Get Out!
Respect LBGT rights or get out of the EU, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte instructed Hungary's Viktor Orbán at last week's gathering of the European Union in Brussels. ...
Boris Johnson Defies Vladimir Putin’s Claim to Crimea
About that clash between a British destroyer and Russian warplanes and warships in the Black Sea last week there are conflicting versions. ...
Will Bishops Deny Biden Communion?
Last week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted 168-55, more than 3-1, to provide new guidance for receiving Holy Communion. Behind the decision? Bishops’ alarm that the public...
Joe Manchin: Racist or Profile in Courage?
History is not going to condemn Joe Manchin for voting his conscience and convictions in the face of the abuse he is receiving. ...
Were the Wars Wise? Were They Worth It?
Afghanistan and Iraq cost us 7,000 dead and 40,000 wounded. Were they necessary wars? Were they wise? Were they worth it? ...
Does Our Diversity Portend Disintegration?
After nine people were shot to death by a public transit worker, who then killed himself in San Jose, the latest mass murder in America, California Governor Gavin Newsom...
Bibi & Hamas — Only Winners in Gaza War
Clearly, the principal winner from this conflict is Bibi Netanyahu, who was within days of being replaced as prime minister by an opposition coalition when fighting erupted. ...