No Apologies Needed, Mitt

By Patrick J. Buchanan Mitt Romney has conceded that his thoughts, expressed at that Boca Raton, Fla., fundraiser, were "not elegantly" stated. Those mocking him might concede he has tabled one of the mega-issues of our time.Can America continue down the path President Obama is taking us on, to a time soon and certain when a majority of wage-earners pay no income taxes but a majority of Continue reading...

Four More Years — of This?

By Patrick J. BuchananIn what The Washington Post called "a bold act of political defiance," President Obama Wednesday announced the recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Cordray's nomination had been blocked by a Senate filibuster. There was no way he was going to win approval in 2012.Enraged Republicans denounced the appointment as an Continue reading...

David Cameron’s Finest Hour

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...

‘Arrivederci, Roma’

By Patrick J. BuchananWill popular democracy bring down the New World Order?A fair question. For Western peoples are growing increasingly reluctant to accept the sacrifices that the elites are imposing upon them to preserve that New World Order.Political support for TARP, to rescue the financial system after the Lehman Brothers collapse, is being held against any Republican candidate Continue reading...

Can a Geriatric Germany Save Europe?

By Patrick J. BuchananAs Greece lurches on the precipice of default on its sovereign debt, a default that could bring down banks across Europe and precipitate a global financial panic, a consensus is building that there is but one way out.First, a structured default on the Greek debt, giving creditors a major haircut, but compensating them with eurobonds of half the face value of the Greek Continue reading...