Et Tu, Pat?

"If Bush loses, his conversion to neoconservatism, the Arian heresy of the American Right, will have killed his presidency. Yet, in the contest between Bush and Kerry, I am compelled to endorse the president of the United States. Why? Because, while Bush and Kerry are...

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The Weapons No One Looked For

Who was searching for the vast cache of explosives recently revealed to be missing from al-Qaqaa? Not the U.S. military: "The first U.S. military unit to reach the Al-Qaqaa military installation after the invasion of Iraq did not have orders to search for the...

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The Honest Case for War

What if, instead of giving the speech he actually gave on the eve of war, President Bush had said the following? Would America be in Iraq today? "My fellow Americans, I come before you tonight to make my case for invading Iraq and deposing Saddam Hussein. In...

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What Would Reagan Do?

I was nonplussed by all the Reagan encomia until I caught his address to the '92 GOP convention on C-Span late Sunday night. He was showing his age, but that essential glimmer still came through. I was actually there in Houston when Reagan spoke, though I don't...

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Justice Dept. Changes Story on Padilla

Jose Padilla, originally detained for an alleged "dirty bomb" plot, is now being accused of conspiring to blow up apartment buildings with natural gas. Padilla, a New York-born American citizen, has been held since May 2002 without being charged. He was forbidden to...

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The Contradictions of Liberation

Glenn Reynolds – or rather, one of his farm team all-stars – was kind enough last week to "fisk" an article from this site. Michael Totten: "Pat Buchanan is being an ass again. … "Pitchfork Pat has a new piece up at antiwar.com called What Does America...

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A Government to be Named Later

As violence continued in Iraq, President Bush addressed the nation Monday night about his plans for the June 30 "transfer of power." Bush offered preliminary details about Iraq’s forthcoming sovereignty. Iraqi "sovereignty" will apparently...

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A Lack of Alternative Perspectives?

What's wrong with the mainstream media? "Conservatives" and "liberals" often squeal that the press is biased against their own side, but they're both wrong. Oh, the press certainly is biased, but the direction of the slant is not left or right, but up, toward more...

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Don’t Panic, Warmongers

Alright, listen up, warmongers. I've decided to help you. No, really. You can thank me later. I'm not doing this out of any sympathy, or because you shamed me into it. As a friend put it several months ago, Iraq is "your goddamn mess – you be constructive." He...

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