Commentary By Patrick J. Buchanan

Beijing Sends Biden a Warning By Patrick J. Buchanan

Because of Donald Trump, Vice President Joe Biden thundered during the campaign, the U.S. "is more isolated in the world than we've ever been ... America First has made America alone."

Who Owns the Future? Dems or GOP? By Patrick J. Buchanan

For Republicans, the returns were mixed on Nov. 3.

Though he carried burdens unrivaled by a president since Herbert Hoover -- a plague that has killed 230,000 Americans in eight months and crashed the economy to depths not seen since the '30s - Donald J. Trump amassed 72 million votes, the largest total in Republican Party history.

Will Georgia Halt the Radicals' Revolution? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"In victory, magnanimity... in defeat, defiance."

Trumpism Lives On! By Patrick J. Buchanan

Donald Trump may end up losing the 2020 election in the Electoral College, but he won the campaign that ended on Nov. 3.

Can a Disintegrating America Come Together? By Patrick J. Buchanan

On the last days of the 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump was holding four and five rallies a day in battleground states, drawing thousands upon thousands of loyalists to every one.

What the Next President Faces By Patrick J. Buchanan

Of the presidents in the modern era, many have been dealt a difficult hand by history, but perhaps none more so than Donald Trump.

A Biden Family Special Prosecutor in 2021? By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Joe Biden loses on Nov. 3, public interest in whether his son Hunter exploited the family name to rake in millions of dollars from foreign donors will likely fade away.

It will not matter, and no one will care.

America: a Land of Ceaseless Conflict By Patrick J. Buchanan

When Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2017, Sen. Dianne Feinstein was taken aback by the Notre Dame law professor's Catholic convictions about the right to life.

Can America Do It All? By Patrick J. Buchanan

In fiscal year 2020, which ended on Sept. 30, the U.S. government set some impressive new records.

The deficit came in at $3.1 trillion, twice the previous record of $1.4 trillion in 2009, which was set during the Great Recession, and three times the 2019 deficit of about $1 trillion.

Can Trump Pull a Second Rabbit Out of the Hat? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Apres moi, la deluge," predicted Louis XV after his army's stunning defeat by Prussia's Frederick the Great at the Battle of Rossbach in 1757.

"La deluge," the Revolution, came, three decades later, to wash the Bourbon monarchy away in blood and to send Louis XV's grandson, Louis XVI, and his queen, Marie Antoinette, to the guillotine.

Is War With China Becoming Inevitable? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"The Indians are seeing 60,000 Chinese soldiers on their northern border," Secretary of State Michael Pompeo ominously warned on Friday.

Putin's Got His Problems, Too By Patrick J. Buchanan

Before the first Trump-Biden debate, moderator Chris Wallace listed the six subjects that would be covered:

Ten Days That Shook the Presidency By Patrick J. Buchanan

What a difference a week can make.

Saturday, Sept. 26, was among the best days of the Trump presidency, or so some of us thought watching the president introduce in the Rose Garden his sterling candidate for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court.

It's Late, But There's Still Time By Patrick J. Buchanan

In their first debate, the president of the United States, challenged by the former vice president, performed poorly -- even by his own estimation.

Will Justice Amy Star in 'The Five'? By Patrick J. Buchanan

By nominating Federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump kept his word, and more than that.

All the Chips Are on the Table Now By Patrick J. Buchanan

"As everyone knows, I made it clear that my first choice for the Supreme Court will make history as the first African American woman justice."

Last Best Chance to Capture Supreme Court By Patrick J. Buchanan

President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are on the cusp of making history.

Is Peace at Hand in the Middle East? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Having presided over the recognition of Israel by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, President Donald Trump has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize amid talk of peace breaking out across the region.

Are the Forever Wars Really Ending? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"There is no... sound reason for the United States to continue sacrificing precious lives and treasure in a conflict not directly connected to our safety or other vital national interests."

A Focused Trump Can Still Pull It Out By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Donald Trump loses the election, history will attribute his defeat to a pandemic that killed 200,000 Americans during his reelection campaign, and a historic depression deliberately induced to put the economy in a coma as the nation suffered through that pandemic.