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