Originally posted August 26, 2015. Pat Buchanan offers an updated and concise view on what Pat labels “Trumpism.” Pat believes, “Whatever becomes of Trump the candidate, i.e., economic and foreign policy nationalism, appears ascendant.” Mr. Buchanan cites the following Trump points on pivotal issues: He speaks of Mexico, China, and Japan as tough rivals, not […]
Trump, a Blue State Powerhouse
The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison explains to readers: Trump can and does run very strongly in blue state primaries. (A new poll out today shows Trump with a large lead in Michigan. That makes sense since the profile of blue state Republican voters matches up fairly well with many Trump supporters in that they tend […]
Donald Trump to The Rescue
Pat Buchanan outlines this startling “free trade” fact about China: “Last year, China ran up the largest trade surplus in history, at our expense, $365 billion. We exported $116 billion in goods to China. China exported $482 billion worth of goods to us.” With the exception of Trump, none of the GOP candidates seems willing […]
“Three Creeps Your Kids Are Taught to Admire”
Here, the very excellent Liberty Classroom undresses the revisionist history books that promote the folly that Teddy, FDR, and Truman are individuals whom our kids should admire. LC tells readers that Teddy Roosevelt issued 1,006 executive orders. When Teddy couldn’t get a treaty through the Senate, he dubbed it an executive agreement and enacted it […]
“Leave Scalia’s Chair Vacant”
Pat Buchanan makes it clear that Barack Obama must not get to replace Antonin Scalia. But no one can replace Justice Scalia. He was a giant among jurists. For a third of a century, he led the conservative wing of the high court, creating a new school of judicial thought called “originalism.” … Scalia believed […]
Slam the Supreme Court Window Shut
Pat Buchanan tells readers, “Republicans should tell our “transformative” president that his days of transforming America are over, that he will not be remaking the court into a bastion of the left after his departure, and that, while he has the right to nominate whom he wishes, the U.S. Senate will exercise its right to […]
Barrick Gold Up 63% in Six Weeks
Forty-five years ago, in 1971, I traveled to London on behalf of the institutional research and trading firm where I was then associated. My firm was one of the primary players in the South African gold shares market. My task was to write a position paper for our firm that would lead to a regularly […]
Rubio’s Foreign Policy Whopper
The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison brings readers Marco Rubio’s tale of fiction. Says Rubio: “No one on that stage has more experience or has shown better judgment or has shown a better understanding of national security threats than I have.” Daniel then brings this Rubio masterpiece to the table, advising readers “More so than any […]
What Does New Hampshire Tell Us?
New Hampshire has not clouded or brightened the picture as we move on toward South Carolina. Trump continues to embarrass the Republican field. And Mr. Trump is going to gain momentum in S.C. John Kasich worked hard in New Hampshire and not unexpectedly put up some decent numbers, but is most unlikely to continue into […]
Republicans Lack Prudence and Restraint in Foreign Policy
The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison writes about “the awful State of Republican foreign policy debate” and bemoans the loss of Rand Paul from the field. Writers at The American Conservative, along with the Cato Institute and regular posts from Pat Buchanan and Michael Scheuer, are among a handful of sources you can turn to for […]
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