Commentary By Patrick J. Buchanan

Are the Bells Tolling for Amy, Liz & Joe? By Patrick J. Buchanan

By the end of February, the race for the Democratic nomination may have come down to a choice of one of three white men.

Failed Coup of a Failing Establishment By Patrick J. Buchanan

It has been a bad few days for the establishment, really bad.

In a 51-49 vote, the Senate refused to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump and agreed to end the trial Wednesday, with a near-certain majority vote to acquit the president of all charges.

Is Bernie's Hour of Power at Hand? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Can a septuagenarian socialist who just survived a heart attack and would be 80 years old in his first year in office be elected president of the United States? It's hard to believe but not impossible.

Impeachment: The Left's Ultimate Weapon By Patrick J. Buchanan

In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act that had been enacted by Congress over his veto in 1867. Defying the law, Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, without getting Senate approval, as the act required him to do.

Hillary Puts Bernie Into Her Basket of Deplorables By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician." So says Hillary Clinton of her former Senate colleague and 2016 rival for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders.

Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future? By Patrick J. Buchanan

On the holiday set aside in 2020 to honor Martin Luther King, the premier advocate of nonviolent Gandhian civil disobedience, thousands of gun owners gathered in Richmond to petition peacefully for their rights.

A Malicious Indictment Mitch Should Toss Out By Patrick J. Buchanan

About the impeachment of President Donald Trump she engineered with her Democratic majority, Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday: "It's not personal. It's not political. It's not partisan. It's patriotic."

Seriously, Madam Speaker? Not political? Not partisan?

Trump's In-Kind Contribution to Bernie By Patrick J. Buchanan

The directed killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's blood-soaked field marshal in the "forever war" of the Middle East, has begun to roil the politics of both the region and the USA.

The Culture War Comes to the Old Dominion By Patrick J. Buchanan

Since 1969, "Virginia Is for Lovers" has been the tourism and travel slogan of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Advertising Age called it "one of the most iconic ad campaigns in the past 50 years."

If Baghdad Wants Us Out, Let's Go! By Patrick J. Buchanan

Fifteen years after the U.S. invaded Iraq to turn Saddam Hussein's dictatorship into a beacon of democracy, Iraq's Parliament, amid shouts of "Death to America!" voted to expel all U.S. troops from the country.

Our Real Existential Crisis -- Extinction By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Western elites were asked to name the greatest crisis facing mankind, climate change would win in a walk.

Will War Derail Trump's Reelection? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future," Yogi Berra reminded us.

Is 'Little Rocket Man' Winning? By Patrick J. Buchanan

As of Dec. 26, Kim Jong Un's "Christmas gift" to President Donald Trump had not arrived. Most foreign policy analysts predict it will be a missile test more impressive than any Pyongyang has yet carried off.

Today France, Tomorrow the USA? By Patrick J. Buchanan

As that rail and subway strike continued to paralyze travel in Paris and across France into the third week, President Emmanuel Macron made a Christmas appeal to his dissatisfied countrymen:

"Strike action is justifiable and protected by the constitution, but I think there are moments in a nation's life when it is good to observe a truce out of respect for families and family life."

Is Impeachment Backfiring on Democrats? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"We're gonna impeach the (expletive deleted)."

Thus did the member from Michigan, Rashida Tlaib, declare last January to be the goal of the 2019 House Democratic Caucus.

Will the Secessionist Epidemic Ever End? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Fresh from his triumphal "Get Brexit Done!" campaign, Prime Minister Boris Johnson anticipates a swift secession from the European Union.

Where Are the 'High Crimes'? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Quid pro quo" was the accusatory Latin phrase most often used to describe President Donald Trump's July 25 phone call asking for a "favor" from the president of Ukraine.

Is it Jaw-Jaw or War With Iran? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Jaw-jaw is better than war-war," is attributed, wrongly, say some historians, to Winston Churchill. Still, the words lately came to mind.

Democrats' Diversity -- Only in the Back of the Bus By Patrick J. Buchanan

The "Our diversity is our strength!" Party is starting to look rather monochromatic in its upper echelons these days.

In Hong Kong, It's US vs. China Now By Patrick J. Buchanan

At first glance, it would appear that five months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong had produced a stunning triumph.