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...

Is the GOP Headed for the Boneyard?

Is the GOP Headed for the Boneyard?

By Patrick J. BuchananAfter its second defeat at the hands of Barack Obama, under whom unemployment has never been lower than the day George W. Bush left office, the Republican Party has at last awakened to its existential crisis.Eighteen states have voted Democratic in six straight elections. Among the six are four of our most populous: New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and California. And Continue reading...

The Coming Age of Austerity

The Coming Age of Austerity

By Patrick J. Buchanan"Are the good times really over for good?" asked Merle Haggard in his 1982 lament.Then, the good times weren't over. In fact, they were coming back, with the Reagan recovery, the renewal of the American spirit and the end of a Cold War that had consumed so much of our lives.Yet whoever wins today, it is hard to be sanguine about the future.The demographic and 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...