Is Our Guardian Angel Big Brother?

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, 1941.Roosevelt's secretary of war? Henry Stimson.Times Continue reading...

Where Have All the Workers Gone?

Where Have All the Workers Gone?

By Patrick J. BuchananThat America created only 88,000 jobs in March, less than half the number anticipated, was jolting news, indicating the recovery that the White House has boasted about may not be at hand.But in that March jobs report, there was more disturbing news. While unemployment fell to 7.6 percent, the reason it fell is alarming.Half a million U.S. workers (495,000) Continue reading...

Who Killed the New Majority?

Who Killed the New Majority?

By Patrick J. BuchananThe Republican National Committee has produced an "autopsy" on what went wrong in 2012, when the party failed to win the White House and lost seats in Congress.Yet, the crisis of the Grand Old Party goes back much further.First, some history. The Frank Lloyd Wright of the New Majority was Richard Nixon, who picked up the pieces of the party after Goldwater's Continue reading...

The GOP’s Amnesty Caucus Raises the White Flag

The GOP’s Amnesty Caucus Raises the White Flag

By Patrick J. BuchananOn Monday, Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake and Marco Rubio emerged with an offer of a Republican surrender to Barack Obama.We will accept amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens, said the four, but you must get serious about securing the border against yet another invasion. Only after an independent commission agrees the border has been secured will the 11 Continue reading...

The Republicans — After Dunkirk

The Republicans — After Dunkirk

By Patrick J. BuchananAt the Potsdam conference with Harry Truman and Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill learned that the voters of the nation he had led for five years through World War II had just voted to throw him out of office."It may well be a blessing in disguise," said his wife Clementine."At the moment, it seems quite effectively disguised," replied Churchill.Republicans must Continue reading...