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 himself occasionally claimed that if a deadline was looming and inspiration failed, he could close his eyes, jab a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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