The Death of Moral Community

By Patrick J. Buchanan"The opponents (of same-sex marriage) have no case other than ignorance and misconception and prejudice."So writes Richard Cohen in his celebratory column about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's role in legalizing gay marriage in New York state.Now, given that no nation in 20 centuries of Christendom legalized homosexual marriage, and, in this century, majorities in all 31 Continue reading...

Are Liberals Anti-WASP?

By Patrick J. Buchanan"A chorus of black commentators and civic leaders has begun expressing frustration over (Elena) Kagan's hiring record as Harvard dean. From 2003 to 2009, 29 faculty members were hired: 28 were white and one was Asian American."CNN pundit Roland Martin slammed "Kagan's record on diversity as one that a 'white Republican U.S. president' would be criticized for." Continue reading...

Why No Evangelical Justice?

by Patrick J. BuchananWhen Republicans were warned not to give Sonia Sotomayor the drubbing Democrats gave Robert Bork and Sam Alito -- lest they be perceived as sexist and racist by women and Hispanics -- the threat was credible, for it underscored a new reality in American politics.The Supreme Court, far from being the last redoubt of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant in America, reflects Continue reading...

How to Handle Sonia

by Patrick J. BuchananRepublicans have been given fair warning.Should GOP senators treat Sonia Sotomayor as contemptuously as Democrats treated Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito, they should expect Hispanic hostility for a generation.The chutzpah of this Beltway crowd does not cease to amaze.They archly demand that conservatives accord a self-described "affirmative action Continue reading...

Miss Affirmative Action 2009

By Patrick J. BuchananHaving lost the Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008, Republicans are looking to redefine themselves for a nation that still leans conservative but is less Republican that it has been in decades.The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court presents just such an opportunity. For, even if the party loses the battle and Sotomayor sits on the Continue reading...