Pat Buchanan on the Culture War, Populism, and Cable News




The Federalist Radio Hour show

Summary: In the second half of a two-part interview, Pat Buchanan sits down with Ben Domenech to discuss the his own political career, the role faith plays in politics, and how his own populism compares to what Trump offers. Buchanans new book is, Nixons White House Wars. Buchanans speech at the 1992 RNC was a warning that American values were in jeopardy. I really believe the West is very probably in a terminal decline, he said. Its lost its faith. Its lost its empires. Its losing its unity now. It can defend its borders. Its demographically dying. Later in the hour, they discuss how television has changed for the worse, leaving no space for constructive conversations. You were part of some shows that had intelligent people on them who could talk at length about a particular subject, Domenech said. I worry that people are becoming basically dumber because of the political television that we have on all day today.