For decades, William F. Buckley Jr. was a one-of-a-kind character: an author and columnist, and a celebrity intellectual. He hosted a TV debate show, "Firing Line," and was often a guest on late night ...

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT is replete with ironies, perhaps none greater than this: The supreme sin on the American right today is the cultivation of intellectual and moral standards separate ...

William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008, masterminded a conservative, Catholic challenge to selective liberal dogmas. His fame exceeded his intellectual depth and principles. He knew what he was against ...

National Review’s purging of the John Birch Society was done because the Birchers began to turn against the Vietnam War.

The U.S. Postal Service will honor William F. Buckley Jr, a larger-than-life figure who helped define modern American conservatism as a writer, political commentator and novelist, with a new stamp to ...

William F. Buckley Jr. is widely known as one of the architects of modern conservatism in America. From its beginnings in 1966, Buckley’s program “Firing Line” offered lively conversation and debate ...

If you are looking for a gift over the holidays, you may wish to consider “Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed ...

John J. Miller is joined by Lawrence Perelman to discuss his new book, American Impresario: William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Elements of American Character. John J. Miller signs off. John J. Miller is ...

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After reading George Will’s column, “Buckley would recognize Kirk as a kindred spirit,” in the Sept. 14 LNP | LancasterOnline Perspective section, I imagined a debate between the two of them: William ...

One of the architects of the modern conservative movement, who rose to prominence as a public intellectual and influenced generations of politicians—including Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater.

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