Something Rotten in the State?

By Patrick J. BuchananWhen does a political deal become a bribe?At the 1952 Republican National Convention, California's favorite son, Gov. Earl Warren, released his delegation reportedly in return for Ike's promise that he would give Warren the first open seat on the Supreme Court.In September 1953, Chief Justice Fred Vinson dropped dead of a heart attack. As they say, the rest is Continue reading...

The War Over America’s Past

By Patrick J. Buchanan"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."That was the slogan of the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's "1984," where Winston Smith worked ceaselessly revising the past to conform to the latest party line of Big Brother.And so we come to the battle over history books in the schools of Texas. Liberals are enraged that Continue reading...

Take the Deal, Mr. President

By Patrick J. BuchananIf Barack Obama is sincere in his policy of "no nukes in Iran -- no war with Iran," he will halt this rude dismissal of the offer Tehran just made to ship half its stockpile of uranium to Turkey.Consider what President Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollah himself have just committed to do.Iran will deliver 1,200 kilograms, well over a ton, of its 2-ton stockpile of Continue reading...

Will the PIGS Blow Up Europe?

By Patrick J. BuchananAmong the mega-forces moving the tectonic plates and imperiling the nation-states of the world from above and below are these:First, ethno-nationalism, which threatens nations with secession and break-up. We see it in the Uighurs of China, the Naga of India, the Baluch of Iran and Pakistan, the Kurds of Iran, Syria, Iraq and Turkey, the Chechens of the Russian 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...