by Patrick J. Buchanan "The American people are weary. They don't want boots on the ground. I don't want boots on the ground. The worst thing the United States could do right now is put boots on the ground in Syria." That was the leading Senate hawk favoring U.S. intervention in Syria's civil war. But by ruling out U.S. ground troops, John McCain was sending, perhaps unintentionally, another Continue reading...
14 May 2013 
The Heretic at Heritage
Tuesday - May 14, 2013 at 2:03 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan Jason Richwine, the young conservative scholar who co-authored the Heritage Foundation report on the long-term costs of the amnesty bill backed by the "Gang of Eight," is gone from Heritage. He was purged after The Washington Post unearthed his doctoral dissertation at the JFK School of Government. Richwine's thesis: IQ tests fairly measure mental ability. The Continue reading...
10 May 2013 
Requiem for a Grand Old Party
Friday - May 10, 2013 at 12:39 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan Has the bell begun to toll for the GOP? The question arises while reading an analysis of Census Bureau statistics on the 2012 election by Dan Balz and Ted Mellnik. One sentence in their Washington Post story fairly leaps out: "The total number of white voters actually decreased between 2008 and 2012, the first such drop by any group within the population since Continue reading...
9 May 2013 
V-E Day and the Greatest Celebration
Thursday - May 9, 2013 at 12:56 am
By Nathan J. Muller Editor's Note from the Bradford Era newspaper in Bradford, PA: Today marks Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, or as it is most commonly referred to, V-E Day. To mark that milestone which brought an end to World War II on the European Continent, The Era is featuring a guest story by Nathan J. Muller of Smethport, PA, who describes his father's experience with the 101st Continue reading...
7 May 2013 
Who Are the War Criminals in Syria?
Tuesday - May 7, 2013 at 2:16 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan Last week, several polls came out assessing U.S. public opinion on intervention in Syria. According to the Huffington Post poll, Americans oppose U.S. air strikes on Syria by 3-to-1. They oppose sending arms to the rebels by 4-to-1. They oppose putting U.S. ground troops into Syria by 14-to-1. Democrats, Republicans and independents are all against getting involved in Continue reading...
3 May 2013 
The Pope and Godless Capitalism
Friday - May 3, 2013 at 2:24 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan “This is called slave labor,” said Pope Francis. The Holy Father was referring to the $40 a month paid to apparel workers at that eight-story garment factory in Bangladesh that collapsed on top of them, killing more than 400. “Not paying a just wage … focusing exclusively on the balance books, on financial statements, only looking at personal profit. That Continue reading...
30 April 2013 
Their War, Not Ours
Tuesday - April 30, 2013 at 1:26 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan "The worst mistake of my presidency," said Ronald Reagan of his decision to put Marines into the middle of Lebanon's civil war, where 241 died in a suicide bombing of their barracks. And if Barack Obama plunges into Syria's civil war, it could consume his presidency, even as Iraq consumed the presidency of George W. Bush. Why would Obama even consider Continue reading...
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