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June 22, 2021

Will Bishops Deny Biden Communion? by Patrick J. Buchanan

Last week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted 168-55, more than 3-1, to provide new guidance for receiving Holy Communion.

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June 18, 2021

Who Is Really Killing American Democracy? by Patrick J. Buchanan

By a vote of 30-1 in the House, with unanimous support in the Senate, Juneteenth, June 19, which commemorates the day in 1865 when news of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas, has been declared a federal holiday

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June 15, 2021

All Is Hype for the Biden-Putin Summit By Patrick J. Buchanan

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.

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June 11, 2021

Joe Manchin: Racist or Profile in Courage By Patrick J. Buchanan

In 1859, Abraham Lincoln related the tale of an Eastern monarch who charged his wise men with discovering words that would everywhere and always be true.

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June 8, 2021

What Is America's Cause in the World? by Patrick J. Buchanan

"Take away this pudding; it has no theme," is a comment attributed to Winston Churchill, when a disappointing dessert was put in front of him.

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June 4, 2021

Democratic Showdown: Kamala vs. Manchin By Patrick J. Buchanan

Speaking in Tulsa on the 100th anniversary of the racial atrocity there, Joe Biden belatedly turned to the issue of voting rights, to explain why he is having such difficulty winning passage of the party's priority legislation.

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June 2, 2021

Were the Wars Wise? Were They Worth It? by Patrick J. Buchanan

Through the long Memorial Day weekend, anyone who read the newspapers or watched television could not miss or be unmoved by it: Story after story after story of the fallen, of those who had given the "last full measure of devotion" to their country.

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May 28, 2021

Does Our Diversity Portend Disintegration? by Patrick J. Buchanan

After nine people were shot to death by a public transit worker, who then killed himself in San Jose, the latest mass murder in America, California Governor Gavin Newsom spoke for many on the eve of this Memorial Day weekend.

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May 25, 2021

Merkel Flips Off Biden's Protest -- to Buy Putin's Gas by Patrick J. Buchanan

When the U.S. created NATO, a primary purpose of the alliance was to serve as a western wall to defend Germany against the 400,000 Russian troops on the eastern side of the Elbe River.

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May 21, 2021

Did the GOP Just Dodge a Bullet? By Patrick J. Buchanan

When he took the floor of the Senate to reject the Democrats' Jan. 6 Commission, Mitch McConnell may have salvaged his party's chances to recapture the House in 2022.

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May 18, 2021

Bibi & Hamas -- Only Winners in Gaza War by Patrick J. Buchanan

"Israel is Winning Battles, Hamas is Winning the War."

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May 14, 2021

Are the Halcyon Days Over for Joe Biden? By Patrick J. Buchanan

On taking the oath of office, Jan. 20, Joe Biden may not have realized it, but history had dealt him a pair of aces.

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May 7, 2021

Where Did All Those 'Capitalist Pigs' Go? by Patrick J. Buchanan

"There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money," is an insight the famed biographer James Boswell attributed to Samuel Johnson.

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May 4, 2021

Biden vs. Biden on 'Is America a Racist Country?' By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Hear me clearly: America is not a racist country."

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April 30, 2021

Biden Bets the Farm -- to 'Change the World' - A Commentary by Patrick J. Buchanan

Joe Biden may not be a radical socialist, but he is doing the best imitation of one this writer has lately seen.

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April 27, 2021

The DC Statehood Power Grab by Patrick J. Buchanan

"How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg?" asked President Abraham Lincoln, who answered his own question:

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April 23, 2021

Is America Led Today By Anti-Americans? By Patrick J. Buchanan

How can America unite again to do great things if we are led by people who believe America suffers from a great sickness of the soul, an original sin that dates back to her birth as a nation?

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April 20, 2021

Who Will Be the Next "America First' President? By Patrick J. Buchanan

When President Joe Biden announced he would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, GOP hawks like Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham responded predictably.

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April 16, 2021

Biden Bids Farewell to a 'Forever War' By Patrick J. Buchanan

"It is time to end the forever war."

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April 13, 2021

Putin & Xi Have Red Lines, Too By Patrick J. Buchanan

What are Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping up to?