Is the Church Militant Back?

By Patrick J. BuchananWith the House debate on health care at its hottest, the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a stunning ultimatum: Impose an absolute ban on tax funds for abortions, or we call for defeat of the Pelosi bill. Continue reading...

Our Pushover President

By Patrick J. Buchanan"This state visit is ... a terrible mistake," said Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Continue reading...

Dumbo University

By Patrick J. BuchananAs George W. Bush famously asked, "Is our children learning?"Apparently not in the twin capitals of liberalism, D.C. and New York. Continue reading...

Is America at War?

By Patrick J. BuchananAre we at war -- or not?For if we are at war, why is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed headed for trial in federal court in the Southern District of New York? Why is he entitled to a presumption of innocence and all of the constitutional protections of a U.S. citizen?Is it possible we have done an injustice to this man by keeping him locked up all these years without trial? Continue reading...

James K. Polk: Forgotten Great

By Patrick J. BuchananAs America debates whether to send tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in the ninth year of a war for ends we cannot discern, a riveting new history recalls times when Americans fought for vital national interests. Continue reading...