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NEWS ABOUT: William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr. stories: 8 news summaries
GLOSSIES

Buckley Won't Paint Parents
as Saints

In memoir, William, Pat 'not Ozzie and Harriet,' Christopher says

Dec 1, 08 11:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Christopher Buckley is spilling the beans about his late parents in a frank memoir due in May, he tells Vanity Fair. “This book is going to land hard in some quarters,” he says. “They were not your typical mom and dad. This is not Ozzie and Harriet.... More »

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ANALYSIS

Campaign Arrows Puncture Righty Mag's Lofty Rep

Still, National Review looks forward to having Dems in power after tumultuous year

Nov 17, 08 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - The nasty tone of the presidential campaign dealt a blow to the National Review, considered the print home for conservative intellectuals and a standard-bearer for genteel debate, the New York Times reports. The death of founder William F. Buckley was followed by the ouster of his son Christopher following his... More »

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blogosphere • Internet • National Review • William F. Buckley Jr. • Christopher Buckley • David Frum • Rich Lowry

OPINION

 Buckley: Hands 
 Off Dad's 
 Torch, Rush 

Son of great conservative thinks Limbaugh's a bit de trop

Oct 27, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Christopher Buckley, having been savaged by Rush Limbaugh for endorsing Barack Obama, fires back at the talk-show host for daring to think he can assume the conservative mantle of his father, the late William F. Buckley Jr. Writing in the Daily Beast, Buckley brandishes French, that tool of the “... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • Election 2008 • William F. Buckley Jr. • Christopher Buckley • media elite

Chris Buckley on the Outs
With Dad's Mag

National Review drops column after Obama endorsement

Oct 15, 08 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Things have gotten a little ugly between Christopher Buckley and the movement his dad pretty much founded, reports Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post. The son of legendary William F. Buckley, godfather of modern conservatism and founder of the National Review, wrote a back-page column for that magazine until last... More »

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National Review • Election 2008 • William F. Buckley Jr. • Christopher Buckley • Daily Beast

OPINION

Populism Killed the Republican Party

Anti-elite attitude personified by Palin drove away base

Oct 10, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anti-intellectual populism has reduced the Republicans to a resentful rump party, writes David Brooks in the New York Times. A movement that once prized good ideas began to rely on bashing the educated as a political tactic. “What had been a disdain for liberal intellectuals slipped into a disdain... More »

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GOP • Ronald Reagan • Republican Party • populism • David Brooks • conservatism • William F. Buckley Jr. • Sarah Palin

OPINION

Buckley Leaves Conservatism Up the Creek

No clear inheritor to his thoughtful movement, says Newsweek writer

Mar 2, 08 5:45 PM CST
(Newser) - William F. Buckley may have been the architect of the modern conservative movement, but what will it do without him? Evan Thomas even wonders, in Newsweek, if what he created still exists at all. Buckley was “a man who could spar intensely with the late liberal icons…and then... More »

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Iraq • Rush Limbaugh • obituary • Ronald Reagan • Arthur Schlesinger Jr. • National Review • conservatism • Iraq war • William F. Buckley Jr. • John Kenneth Galbraith • Firing Line • Christopher Buckley

OPINION

Writers Parse Buckley's Legacy

What ended his brand of conservatism—or does it endure?

Feb 28, 08 3:36 PM CST
(Newser) - William F. Buckley Jr. was a titan on the political scene, carving out his own brand of conservatism. But one day after his death, writers differ on his legacy:
  • At Slate, Timothy Noah notes Buckley’s more noxious stances—defending segregationists and Joe McCarthy—and says it’s good
... More »

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obituary • Joe Lieberman • Ronald Reagan • National Review • conservatism • William F. Buckley Jr.

UPDATED

William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82

Influential conservative columnist founded National Review

Feb 27, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Conservative columnist and editor William F. Buckley Jr. died today at age 82; he suffered from diabetes and emphysema. Buckley founded the opinion magazine National Review, hosted the show “Firing Line” and wrote 45 books. The author of God and Man at Yale and defender of Joe McCarthy was... More »

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conservative • obituary • Ronald Reagan • Arthur Schlesinger Jr. • libertarianism • National Review • Joe McCarthy • Yale • conservatism • anti-Communism • William F. Buckley Jr.

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