By Patrick J. BuchananU.S. growth in the first quarter fell to 2.2 percent, a disappointment. But in Europe, that news would have caused general rejoicing.For consider the gathering crisis on the old continent.With negative growth now for six months, Britain has fallen back into recession. "I don't think we're anywhere near halfway through the eurozone crisis," said Prime Minister Continue reading...
Vulture Capitalism or Populist Demagoguery?
Tuesday - January 17, 2012 at 12:52 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan"They're vultures that are sitting out there on the tree limb, waiting for a company to get sick, and then they swoop in ... eat the carcass ... and ... leave the skeleton."So Rick Perry colorfully characterized the private equity firm Bain Capital, once run by Mitt Romney.How did Bain prosper? Says Perry:"These companies ... come in and loot the people's Continue reading...
David Cameron’s Finest Hour
Tuesday - December 13, 2011 at 12:57 am
By Patrick J. BuchananPrime Minister David Cameron's decision to veto Germany's demand for a new European fiscal union will define his premiership.More than that, Cameron has raised a banner for patriots everywhere fighting to retain their national independence.With his no vote on fiscal union, Cameron declared to the EU: "British surrenders of sovereignty come to an end here. And Continue reading...
The Conquest of the West
Friday - October 28, 2011 at 1:19 am
By Patrick J. BuchananOn Oct. 31, the U.N. Population Fund marks the arrival of the 7 billionth person on Earth and raises the population estimate for the planet at mid-century to 9.3 billion people.There is a possibility, says the United Nations, that, by century's end, world population may reach 15 billion. What does this mean for Western civilization?It may not matter, except to Continue reading...
Looking Back at ‘The Good War’
Friday - September 2, 2011 at 12:00 am
By Patrick J. BuchananIn the early morning hours of Sept. 1, 1939, 72 years ago, the German army crossed the Polish frontier.On Sept. 3, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, having received no reply to his ultimatum demanding a German withdrawal, declared that a state of war now existed between Great Britain and Germany.The empire followed the mother country in. The second world Continue reading...
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