By Patrick J. Buchanan - March 12, 2002Stepping back from the abyss of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, Americans and Russians took away separate lessons.To JFK's inner circle, the lesson was: Never again can we tread so close to the brink of Armageddon. To the Soviets, the lesson was: Never again will we leave ourselves in a position where we have to back down before U.S. superiority Continue reading...

By Patrick J. Buchanan - March 8, 2002In slamming 30 percent tariffs on imported steel, President Bush did more than keep his word to U.S. steelworkers. He sent a Reaganite message to the world: "I'm a free trader, but I put America first."Just as Ronald Reagan imposed quotas on steel being dumped in the United States in the 1980s, Bush has decided that U.S. national interests and Continue reading...

by Patrick J. Buchanan - March 5, 2002Despite Sen. Trent Lott's demand that we all fall in behind the commander in chief, the Senate has a constitutional duty to debate the wider war the president has begun to pursue.Far from being unpatriotic, such a debate is the quintessence of patriotism. In World War II, patriots argued the wisdom of FDR's "Europe-First" policy that left our men on Continue reading...

By Patrick J. Buchanan - March 1, 2002"I believe condoms [are] part of the solution to the HIV/AIDS crisis, and I encourage their use by young people who are sexually active. You've got to protect yourself. ... Forget about taboos, forget about conservative ideas. ... It's the lives of young people that are put at risk by unsafe sex, and therefore protect yourself."This ringing Continue reading...