In Vienna, an eerie sight: 20,000 leftists marched on the conservative People's Party headquarters protesting the entry of Austria's Freedom Party into the government and supporting the European Union's threat of sanctions. According to the New York Times, "some...
The Absence of the War Issue
I wish I could share Justin Raimondos essential optimism that Pat Buchanan will be able to make war and interventionism a viable issue at some point during the current election season. I have, well, issues with Pat. I disagree with some of the stands and...
Bush Debacle Augers GOP Crack-Up
It wasn't even close. While the Bushian spinmeisters would have us believe that New Hampshire is but a bump on an otherwise smooth road inevitably leading to the coronation of Bush II, McCain's New Hampshire triumph is a major upset: with considerably less money than...
Walter Karp (1934-1989): War Critic and Republican Theorist
TERMINOLOGICAL FOREWORD It is best to clear up a few conceptual issues before looking at the thought of Walter Karp. The first question is: What is republican theory? We have to ask questions like that these days, in this country, because most people...
The Globalist Culture War
Rewriting the past as Orwell pointed out, a totalitarian regime must invest heavily in this essential task. In Orwell's famous novel, 1984, the regime of Big Brother openly proclaims the malleability of history in the following slogan: "Who controls the past...
The Sad Tale of Croatian Independence
"An end to the era of fear, corruption and blood" declaimed David Jessell, front-man of the BBCs Europe Direct news magazine on 25th January. Such hyperbole might have lead viewers to think they were going to be treated to a programme about the fall of...
Madeleines Dubious Endorsement
Perhaps Madeleine Albrights abject apology to the presumptive Masters of the Universe at the United Nations for the unfortunate and retrograde comments made by North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms the week before was predictable. You could even argue that it was...
Patrick Buchanan and the American Reformation
"The fatal flaw in the globalist vision is that it is utopian. It envisions a world that has never existed and can never exist, because it is contrary to fallen human nature. History has shown again and again that men do not give loyalty, love, and allegiance to...
Buchanan-Keyes A Dream Ticket for Conservatives
For years, the Washington Establishment has been laughing at Alan Keyes: who is this guy, they sneered, and why is he running for President? Now, it looks like Keyes may have the last laugh.BREAKTHROUGH A former US ambassador to the UN Social and Economic Council, and...
Empire, Overstretch, and the Joys of Collapse
Many people take social theory to be a fortress held by the left. In many respects this is true. This is not, however, a good reason to eschew social theory. As much as I admire the late Russell Kirk, I do not think that his constant refrain against reason was much...


