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Buckley

The Life and the Revolution That Changed America
  • Sam Tanenhaus
2025
Random House

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  • William Buckley stands behind a podium, surrounded by a throng of people, and waves.
    Book Review

    The Real Bill Buckley

    Even some liberals toasted William F. Buckley Jr. as a patrician gentleman. A long-awaited new biography corrects that record.
    by Nicole Hemmer via Democracy Journal on June 17, 2025
  • William F. Buckley reclines behind a desk, glasses in hand, a bulletin board of National Review magazine material behind him.
    Book Review

    The Conservative Intellectual Who Laid the Groundwork for Trump

    The political vision that William F. Buckley helped forge was—and remains today—focused less on adhering to principles and more on ferreting out enemies.
    by Jack McCordick via The New Republic on June 3, 2025
  • William F. Buckley Jr. surrounded by piles of books in his office.
    Q&A

    What Made William F. Buckley So Unusual

    The author of a new biography talks about the conservative journalist’s life and legacy.
    by Sam Tanenhaus, Cullen Murphy via The Atlantic on June 1, 2025
  • Photos of William F. Buckley and James Baldwin.
    Book Excerpt

    When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin

    In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped.
    by Sam Tanenhaus via The Atlantic on May 20, 2025
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