The Unraveling Myth of Watergate
Pat Buchanan - Fri, May 25, 2012It was, they said, the crime of the century. More »The Unraveling Myth of Watergate
Opinion - Pat Buchanan
What If Zimmerman Walks Free?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, May 22, 2012Three months ago, George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., shot and killed Trayvon Martin. More »What If Zimmerman Walks Free?
Has the Bell Begun to Toll for the GOP?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, May 18, 2012Among the more controversial chapters in "Suicide of a Superpower," my book published last fall, was the one titled, "The End of White America." More »Has the Bell Begun to Toll for the GOP?
As the Boomers Head for the Barn
Pat Buchanan - Tue, May 15, 2012When the April figures on unemployment were released May 4, they were more than disappointing. They were deeply disturbing. More »As the Boomers Head for the Barn
The Antietam of the Culture War
Pat Buchanan - Fri, May 11, 2012It took Joe Biden's public embrace of same-sex marriage to smoke him out. More »The Antietam of the Culture War
Is This the End of One Europe'?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, May 8, 2012How Europe's crisis resolves itself as yet remains unknown. More »Is This the End of One Europe'?
A Decade of War -- for What?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, May 4, 2012"My fellow Americans, we have traveled through more than a decade under the dark cloud of war," said Barack Obama from Bagram Air Base. More »A Decade of War -- for What?
Is Europe Sailing on the Titanic?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, May 1, 2012U.S. growth in the first quarter fell to 2.2 percent, a disappointment. But in Europe, that news would have caused general rejoicing. More »Is Europe Sailing on the Titanic?
Tomorrow's Man -- or Yesterday's
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Apr 27, 2012Among the GOP victories in 2010, none was sweeter than that of Marco Rubio. More »Tomorrow's Man -- or Yesterday's
Something Rotten in the State
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Apr 24, 2012With the number of Secret Service members and agents caught up in the partying-with-prostitutes scandal in Cartagena now at a dozen, and six already gone, how much wider and deeper does this go? More »Something Rotten in the State
As France Goes, so Goes Europe?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Apr 20, 2012When survival is at stake, one may hear from a politician not what he believes — but what he thinks the people deciding his fate wish to hear. More »As France Goes, so Goes Europe?
Bibi's Dilemma -- and Barack's
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Apr 17, 2012"Bibi" Netanyahu was disgusted. More »Bibi's Dilemma -- and Barack's
Obama's Zimmerman Problem
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Apr 13, 2012God save me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies. More »Obama's Zimmerman Problem
The Outing of Deep Throat
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Apr 10, 2012As the 40th anniversary of Watergate impends, we are to be bathed again in the great myth and morality play about the finest hour in all of American journalism. More »The Outing of Deep Throat
The Socialist and The Social Darwinist
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Apr 6, 2012The night of his victories in Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia, Mitt Romney laid out the ground upon which he will stand to fight his fall battle with Barack Obama. More »The Socialist and The Social Darwinist
It's All About Race Now
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Mar 30, 2012If it had been a white teenager who was shot, and a 28-year-old black guy who shot him, the black guy would have been arrested. More »It's All About Race Now
Douse the Flames, Mr. President!
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Mar 27, 2012Barack Obama's statement that the death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy that cries out for a more thorough investigation was the right and necessary thing to say. More »Douse the Flames, Mr. President!
Toulouse: The Dark Side of Diversity
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Mar 23, 2012As an act of pure evil it was difficult to match. More »Toulouse: The Dark Side of Diversity
The Glaring Inequality of Obamaville
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Mar 20, 2012Rising inequality "is the defining issue of our time," said President Obama in his Osawatomie speech that echoed the "New Nationalism" address Theodore Roosevelt delivered in that same Kansas town a century ago. More »The Glaring Inequality of Obamaville
Rush and the New Blacklist
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Mar 16, 2012The original "Hollywood blacklist" dates back to 1947, when 10 members of the Communist Party, present or former, invoked the Fifth Amendment before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. More »Rush and the New Blacklist
Land of the Setting Sun
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Mar 13, 2012Sunday was the first anniversary of the 9.0 earthquake off the east coast of Japan that produced the 45-foot-high tidal wave that hit Fukushima Prefecture. More »Land of the Setting Sun
Is the GOP Becoming a War Party?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Mar 9, 2012Denouncing Republican "bluster" about war with Iran, President Obama went on the offensive Tuesday: More »Is the GOP Becoming a War Party?
Obama's Remaking of America
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Mar 6, 2012Anyone who believes America's culture wars are behind her should have started out Friday reading The Washington Times. More »Obama's Remaking of America
Will Bibi Break Obama?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Mar 2, 2012The prime minister of Israel is angry with Barack Obama and is coming here to force a hardening of U.S. policy toward Iran. More »Will Bibi Break Obama?
For What, All These Wars?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Feb 28, 2012"I wish to express my deep regret for the reported incident. ... I extend to you and the Afghan people my sincere apologies." More »For What, All These Wars?
Did The Great Society' Ruin Society?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Feb 24, 2012"I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I'll fix it." More »Did The Great Society' Ruin Society?
Is Obama's America God's Country?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Feb 21, 2012The political beliefs of Barack Obama, said Rick Santorum last week, come out of "some phony theology. ... Not a theology based on the Bible, a different theology, but no less a theology." More »Is Obama's America God's Country?
The New Blacklist
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Feb 17, 2012My days as a political analyst at MSNBC have come to an end. More »The New Blacklist
On to Tehran -- or Is It Damascus?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Feb 14, 2012Our War Party has been temporarily diverted from its clamor for war on Iran by the insurrection against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. More »On to Tehran -- or Is It Damascus?
Obama's Trampling on God's Turf Now
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Feb 10, 2012Yes, Virginia, there is a religious war going on. It is for the soul of America. And traditional Christianity is besieged. More »Obama's Trampling on God's Turf Now
Who Wants War With Iran?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Feb 7, 2012Appearing alongside CIA Director David Petraeus before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last week, James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said of Iran: More »Who Wants War With Iran?
Ron Paul: Reactionary or Visionary
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Feb 3, 2012After his fourth-place showing in Florida, Ron Paul, by then in Nevada, told supporters he had been advised by friends that he would do better if only he dumped his foreign policy views, which have been derided as isolationism. More »Ron Paul: Reactionary or Visionary
Obama Sandbags the Archbishop
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Jan 31, 2012At the end of Sunday mass at the church this writer attends in Washington, D.C., the pastor asked the congregation to remain for a few minutes. More »Obama Sandbags the Archbishop
Who Commissioned Us to Remake the World?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Jan 27, 2012U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul, Obama's man in Moscow, who just took up his post, has received a rude reception. And understandably so. More »Who Commissioned Us to Remake the World?
Mitt vs. Newt: the Gloves Come Off
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Jan 24, 2012Newt Gingrich's surge to success in South Carolina has surely brought joy to the Obama White House. More »Mitt vs. Newt: the Gloves Come Off
Who Wants War With Iran?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Jan 20, 2012On Sept. 21, 1976, as his car rounded Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row, former Chilean ambassador Orlando Letelier was assassinated by car bomb. Ronni Moffitt, a 25-year-old American women who worked with Letelier at the leftist Institute for Policy Studies, died with him. More »Who Wants War With Iran?
Vulture Capitalism or Populist Demagoguery?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Jan 17, 2012"They're vultures that are sitting out there on the tree limb, waiting for a company to get sick, and then they swoop in ... eat the carcass ... and ... leave the skeleton." More »Vulture Capitalism or Populist Demagoguery?
The True Believer
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Jan 13, 2012Last May, Ron Paul filed his financial disclosure form, and The Wall Street Journal enlisted financial analyst William Bernstein to scrutinize his investments. More »The True Believer
GOP War of All Against All?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Jan 10, 2012There still exists a possibility that, come Jan. 20, 2013, we could have a Republican Senate and House, and a Republican president. More »GOP War of All Against All?
Four More Years -- of This?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Jan 6, 2012In what The Washington Post called "a bold act of political defiance," President Obama Wednesday announced the recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. More »Four More Years -- of This?
Our Innocents Abroad?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Jan 3, 2012Friday's lead stories in The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal dealt with what both viewed as a national affront and outrage. More »Our Innocents Abroad?
Is America Losing Control?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Dec 30, 2011"Events are in the saddle and ride mankind." More »Is America Losing Control?
Whose Country Is It, Anyway?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Dec 27, 2011Half a century ago, American children were schooled in Aesop's fables. Among the more famous of these were "The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Tortoise and the Hare." More »Whose Country Is It, Anyway?
Make Congress Vote on War on Iran
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Dec 23, 2011Returning from Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta dropped some jolting news. More »Make Congress Vote on War on Iran
Second Period of Islamic Power"
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Dec 20, 2011For the 30 years since "The McLaughlin Group" began to run on network television, the Christmas and New Year's shows have been devoted to the conferring of annual awards. More »Second Period of Islamic Power"
And Was the Mission Accomplished?
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Dec 16, 2011For the Army and Marines who lost 4,500 dead and more than 30,000 wounded, many of them amputees, the second-longest war in U.S. history is over. America is coming home from Iraq. More »And Was the Mission Accomplished?
David Cameron's Finest Hour
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Dec 13, 2011Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to veto Germany's demand for a new European fiscal union will define his premiership. More »David Cameron's Finest Hour
Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul
Pat Buchanan - Fri, Dec 9, 2011In August 2008, as the world's leaders gathered in Beijing for the Olympic games, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, hot-headed and erratic, made his gamble for greatness. More »Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul
Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor?
Pat Buchanan - Tue, Dec 6, 2011On Dec. 8, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt took the rostrum before a joint session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war on Japan. More »Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor?