Tomorrow’s Man — or Yesterday’s

By Patrick J. BuchananAmong the GOP victories in 2010, none was sweeter than that of Marco Rubio.The charismatic young Cuban-American challenged Gov. Charlie Crist in a Senate primary, ran him out of the party and swept to victory by 19 points in a three-way race.Among those mentioned as running mates for Mitt Romney, it is Rubio who generates the most excitement. That he is young, Continue reading...

Is the New World Order Unraveling?

By Patrick J. BuchananWith Greece on the precipice of default, and Portugal and Italy approaching the ledge, the European monetary union appears in peril.Should it collapse, the European Union itself could be in danger, for economic nationalism is rising in Europe. Which raises a larger question.Is the New World Order, the great 20th century project of Western transnational elites, Continue reading...

Fed Up With Freeloaders

By Patrick J. Buchanan"The most successful alliance in history," it was called at the end of the Cold War in which NATO, for 40 years, deterred the Red Army from overrunning Berlin or crashing through West Germany to the Channel.And when that Cold War was over, Sen. Richard Lugar famously said, "Either NATO goes out of area or goes out of business."In Afghanistan and Libya, NATO went Continue reading...

Return of the Anti-Interventionist Right

By Patrick J. BuchananLate last month, when U.S. air strikes caused civilian casualties in Afghanistan, an angry Hamid Karzai issued an ultimatum.If future U.S. strikes are not restricted, we will take "unilateral action" and America may be treated like an "occupying power."That brought this blistering retort from one Republican hawk."If President Karzai continues with these public Continue reading...

Obama in a Dream World

By Patrick J. BuchananAt the G-8 summit in Deauville, France, the news was dramatic, delivered by Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Barack Obama.To sustain the Arab Spring, America, Europe and Japan will provide $40 billion in fresh foreign aid for Arab nations that take the democratic path.The $40 billion breaks down thus: $10 billion from the G-8, $10 billion from the Gulf Arabs, and $20 Continue reading...