Will the West Wake Up?

Will the West Wake Up?

By Patrick J. BuchananAfter a British soldier wearing a Help for Heroes charity T-shirt was run over, stabbed and slashed with machetes and a meat cleaver, and beheaded, the Tory government advised its soldiers that it is probably best not to appear in uniform on the streets of their capital.Both murderers were wounded by police. One was photographed and recorded. His message:“There Continue reading...

The Dark Side of Diversity

The Dark Side of Diversity

By Patrick J. Buchanan"I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people," said Edmund Burke of the rebellious Americans.The same holds true of Islam, the majority faith of 49 nations from Morocco to Indonesia, a religion that 1.6 billion people profess.Yet, some assertions appear true.Islam is growing in militancy and intolerance, evolving again into a Continue reading...

Mitt Wasn’t All Wrong About “Gifts”

Mitt Wasn’t All Wrong About “Gifts”

By Patrick J. Buchanan"What the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote, and that strategy worked."Thus did political analyst Mitt Romney identify the cause of his defeat in a call to disconsolate contributors.Republicans piled on. Continue reading...

In the Long Run, Is the GOP Dead?

By Patrick J. BuchananSince 1928, only Dwight Eisenhower and George W. Bush have won the presidency while capturing both houses of Congress for the GOP.In his 49-state landslide, Richard Nixon failed to take either House. In his two landslides, Ronald Reagan won back only the Senate. Yet Mitt Romney is even money to pull off the hat trick.With this hopeful prospect, why the near Continue reading...

Has the Bell Begun to Toll for the GOP?

By Patrick J. BuchananAmong the more controversial chapters in "Suicide of a Superpower," my book published last fall, was the one titled, "The End of White America."It dealt with the demographic decline of the white majority and what it portends for education, the U.S. economy, politics and national unity.That book and chapter proved the proximate cause of my departure from MSNBC, Continue reading...