By Patrick J. Buchanan Sunday was the first anniversary of the 9.0 earthquake off the east coast of Japan that produced the 45-foot-high tidal wave that hit Fukushima Prefecture. Twenty thousand perished. Hundreds of thousands were driven from their homes when a nuclear plant swept by the tsunami exploded, spewing radiation for miles. Only two of Japan's 54 nuclear plants are now Continue reading...
Land of the Setting Sun
Tuesday - March 13, 2012 at 12:03 am
Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Abortion, Birth Rate, Europe, Fukushima Prefecture, GDP, Japan, Population, Social Security, Tokyo, Trade, Trade Deficit
The End of Pax Americana?
Friday - October 7, 2011 at 10:49 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Observing the correlation of forces in this city and the intensity of conviction in the base of each party, the outcome of the ongoing fiscal fight between Barack Obama and the Tea Party Republicans seems preordained. Deadlock. There will be no big jobs-for-taxes deal. The can will be kicked down the road into the next administration. A second Continue reading...
Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Europe, Korea, Marine Corps, Pentagon, Social Security
Setting Grandma’s Hair on Fire
Tuesday - September 13, 2011 at 12:36 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan Social Security is a "Ponzi scheme for these young people," said Gov. Rick Perry in his first debate as a presidential candidate. "The idea ... that the current program is going to be there for them is a lie." Pressed by the moderator, Perry did not back down. He doubled down, calling Social Security a "monstrous lie to our kids." Is not such language provocative, Continue reading...
Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Congress, Deficit, Entitlements, Mitt Romney, Retort Maybe, Richard M. Nixon, Rick Perry, Social Security, Taxes, War, Yet Perry
We Did It To Ourselves Thanks to Free-Traders
Friday - August 24, 2007 at 1:06 am
by Patrick J. Buchanan "After 34 years with LTV Steel, I was forced to retire because of a disability. Two years later, LTV filed bankruptcy. I lost a third of my pension, and my family lost their health care. Every day of my life, I sit at the kitchen table across from the woman who devoted 36 years of her life to my family, and I can't afford to pay for her health care. What's wrong with Continue reading...
Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: China, Europe, GM, Japan, LTV, Social Security, Steve Skvara, Steve Skvaras, United States, VAT
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