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April 9, 2021

Vaccine Patriotism vs. Vaccine Globalism By Patrick J. Buchanan

When the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines first proved their efficacy, preventing nearly 95% of coronavirus infections in those who got the shots in test trials, a vexing issue immediately arose.
Who should get priority in receiving these life-saving shots?

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April 6, 2021

For What Should We Fight Russia or China? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Last Monday, in a single six-hour period, NATO launched 10 air intercepts to shadow six separate groups of Russian bombers and fighters over the Arctic, North Atlantic, North Sea, Black Sea and Baltic Sea.

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April 2, 2021

Joe Biden's Bid to Remake America By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Joe Biden's American Jobs Program, outlined in Pittsburgh, is enacted, then the federal government will take a great leap forward toward irreversible control of the destiny of the Republic.

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March 30, 2021

Autocracy vs. Democracy or China vs. America? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"I've known Xi Jinping for a long time. ... He doesn't have a democratic -- with a small 'd' -- bone in his body," said Joe Biden in his first press conference as president, and then he ambled on:

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March 26, 2021

Why Putin's Pipeline Is Welcome in Germany By Patrick J. Buchanan

During a joint interview with Jens Stoltenberg, the Norwegian secretary-general of NATO, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, fresh from his bout with the Chinese in Anchorage, took on Angela Merkel and the Germans.

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March 23, 2021

Why Is Biden Creating His Own Crises? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Our mainstream media largely ignored it, the world media did not.

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March 19, 2021

Do We Not Have Enough Enemies? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Asked bluntly by ABC's George Stephanopoulos if he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is "a killer," Joe Biden answered, "Uh, I do."

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March 12, 2021

Is a Cold War II with China Inevitable? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Today, the four premier leaders of The Quad -- the U.S., Australia, India and Japan -- conduct their first summit, by teleconference.

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March 9, 2021

The Emerging Existential Crisis at the Border By Patrick J. Buchanan

During a Democratic debate in 2020, the candidates were asked if their health care plans would cover "undocumented immigrants."

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March 5, 2021

Who Really Imperils the Republic? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"That attack, that siege" of the Capitol, FBI Director Chris Wray told Congress, "was criminal behavior, plain and simple, and it was behavior we at the FBI view as domestic terrorism."

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March 2, 2021

Is Biden Reenlisting in the Forever Wars? by Patrick J. Buchanan

Thursday, in its first military action, the Biden Pentagon sent two U.S. F-15Es to strike targets of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia just inside the eastern border of Syria.

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February 26, 2021

Trump -- Once and Future King? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"I don't know if he'll run in 2024 or not. But if he does, I'm pretty sure he will win the nomination."

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February 23, 2021

Biden: No New Cold Wars or Democracy Crusades By Patrick J. Buchanan

"What is America's mission?" is a question that has been debated since George Washington's Farewell Address in 1797.

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February 19, 2021

Is Biden Prepared to Lose Afghanistan? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Is President Joe Biden prepared to preside over the worst U.S. strategic defeat since the fall of Saigon in 1975?

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February 16, 2021

Will the Radical Left Reunite the GOP? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun." So said Citizen Trump Saturday on his acquittal by the Senate of the impeachment article of "incitement of insurrection" in the Jan 6 invasion of the Capitol.

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February 12, 2021

Dark Winter of a Grand Old Party By Patrick J. Buchanan

It has been a dreadful three months for the Grand Old Party.

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February 9, 2021

Of Rioters, Protesters & Patriots by Patrick J. Buchanan

To Parliament, in the London of George III, the Boston Massacre of 1770 and the Tea Party of 1773 were not seen in the same light as they were by the Sons of Liberty in the Massachusetts colony.

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February 5, 2021

Ideological Imperialism Is Leading to a Bad End By Patrick J. Buchanan

When it was learned in 2016 that Russia may have hacked the emails of John Podesta and the DNC, and passed the fruits on to WikiLeaks to aid candidate Donald Trump, mighty was the outrage of the American establishment.

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February 2, 2021

Who Are the True 'Domestic Terrorists'? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Never allow a good crisis (to) go to waste. It's an opportunity to do the things you once thought were impossible."

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January 29, 2021

Is the Establishment Still Terrified of Trump? by Patrick J. Buchanan

As soon as the Senate received the lone article of impeachment accusing President Donald Trump of "incitement of insurrection" in the Jan. 6 mob assault on the Capitol, Rand Paul rose to object.