Sam Tannenhaus, the author of the best-selling biography of Whittaker Chambers and a book entitled “The Death of Conservatism,” was chosen by William F. Buckley and given unlimited access to files and ...

MODERN AGE: On the centennial of William F. Buckley Jr.’s birth, Dan McCarthy revisits the towering legacy of the man who shaped postwar American conservatism. From founding National Review and ...

Cullen Murphy: William F. Buckley Jr. died in 2008. Two generations of Americans have no real firsthand memories of him, and probably an even larger number don’t fully appreciate the role he played in ...

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 ...

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 ...

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. William F. Buckley (1925-2008), founder of the National Review and host of the TV debate show "Firing Line," was a ...

Mr. Tanenhaus is the author of the forthcoming book “Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America.” In a memorable exchange during a Republican primary debate in January 2016, Senator Ted ...