By Patrick J. Buchanan In assessing the motives and actions of Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton compared them to Adolf Hitler’s. Almost always a mistake. After 12 years in power, Hitler was dead, having slaughtered millions and conquered Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals. And Putin? After 13 years in power, and facing a crisis […]
4 March 2014 
Tune Out the War Party!
Tuesday - March 4, 2014 at 12:25 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan With Vladimir Putin’s dispatch of Russian troops into Crimea, our war hawks are breathing fire. Russophobia is rampant and the op-ed pages are ablaze here. Barack Obama should tune them out, and reflect on how Cold War presidents dealt with far graver clashes with Moscow. When Red Army tank divisions crushed […]
28 February 2014 
Intervene? Or End Syrian War?
Friday - February 28, 2014 at 2:08 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan Whether saber rattling or not, word is out that the White House is “rethinking its options” on intervening in the Syrian war. The collapse of John Kerry’s Geneva 2 talks between the rebels and regime, the lengthening casualty lists from barrel-bomb attacks, and a death toll approaching 150,000, are apparently causing […]
25 February 2014 
How Freedom Dies
Tuesday - February 25, 2014 at 3:25 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan “Religious Right Cheers a Bill Allowing Refusal to Serve Gays.” Thus did the New York Times’ headline, leaving no doubt as to who the black hats are, describe the proposed Arizona law to permit businesses, on religious grounds, to deny service to same-sex couples. Examples of intolerance provided by the Times: […]
18 February 2014 
A Fire Bell in the Night for the EU
Tuesday - February 18, 2014 at 11:48 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has apologized for her undiplomatic “(bleep) the EU!” remark intercepted on her phone call with the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Yet it appears that tens of millions of Europeans share her feelings about the European Union, which they believe has arisen to rule over them. […]
