Hello Sandwichman, If I follow you correctly, Buchanan cited a source that
wasn’t original. Granted, he’s a political journalist, not a scholar and his
editor(s) are not first rate. But I see this as a technical error and doesn’t
carry enough weight to destroy the coherence of his opinions- which are what
terrify the left. Buchanan attempts to convince readers that man is not
centrally controlled by economic decisions. He cites the offsetting ties of
religion, culture/ethnicity/race, and claims in his latest book, that tribalism
is winning hearts & minds despite the energies of academia, governments
& corporations. Personally, I think people are influenced by a multiplicity
of factors whose weights change depending on personal and external factors. And
it’s intellectually dishonest to dismiss an entire viewpoint based on limited
documentation. I happen to respect his strong stance against regime-change war
& enjoy all sides of an argument-which is why I remain on this mailing
list.