11 December 2012 The Winter of Conservative Discontent

The Winter of Conservative Discontent

Tuesday - December 11, 2012 at 4:32 am

By Patrick J. BuchananAs the white flag rises above Republican redoubts, offering a surrender on taxes, the mind goes back to what seemed a worse time for conservatives: December 1964.Barry Goldwater had suffered a defeat not seen since Alf Landon. Republicans held less than one-third of the House and Senate and only 17 governorships. The Warren Court was remaking America.In the arts, Continue reading...

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26 October 2012 McGovern & Goldwater: Losers or Winners?

McGovern & Goldwater: Losers or Winners?

Friday - October 26, 2012 at 1:29 am

By Patrick J. BuchananEarly in Ronald Reagan's second term, Bill Rusher, the publisher of National Review, was interviewing the president in the Oval Office for a documentary on the conservative movement.Rusher asked how he would describe Barry Goldwater's role.Reagan thought a moment and replied: I guess you would have to call him the John the Baptist of our movement.I resisted Continue reading...

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The True Believer

Thursday - January 12, 2012 at 11:29 pm

By Patrick J. BuchananLast May, Ron Paul filed his financial disclosure form, and The Wall Street Journal enlisted financial analyst William Bernstein to scrutinize his investments."Paul's portfolio isn't merely different," said an astonished Journal, "it's shockingly different."Twenty-one percent of his $2.4 to $5.5 million was in real estate, 14 percent in cash. He owns no bonds. Continue reading...

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