As William F. Buckley Jr.’s 100th birthday is marked by a new U.S. stamp, his legacy invites us to reflect on American ideals ...

How William F. Buckley, National Review’s founding editor, excommunicated the kooky Birchers from the conservative movement.

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 ...

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed America, by Sam Tanenhaus, Random House, 1,040 pages, $40 For decades, William F. Buckley Jr.—journalist, editor, novelist, television host, mayoral ...

NEW YORK ? William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right's post-World War ...

Political historians tend to think of the post–World War II Republican Party as going through three distinct phases. There was the pre-Reagan GOP (1945–80), when both major parties were still loose ...

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 ...

Bruce Fein’s July 11 op-ed, “William F. Buckley was gifted but no history-maker,” attacking Buckley’s intellectual bona fides and significance, leaves questions about Fein’s intellectual bona fides ...

According to James Baldwin, the demoralization of a Black person in America begins in early childhood. The writer and activist famously illustrated his point during a televised debate on Feb. 18, 1965 ...

Sylvia Plath once waxed poetic about this Connecticut estate. It's where conservative firebrand William F. Buckley Jr. began his education in a "cozy little schoolhouse" on the property. But the ...

Do you have any William F. Buckley Jr. stamps? As I travel to different cities this fall, this has become my routine. Find a ...