John J. Miller is joined by Lawrence Perelman to discuss his new book, American Impresario: William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Elements of American Character. John J. Miller signs off. John J. Miller is ...

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 ...

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 ...

PBS’s The Incomparable Mr. Buckley is in many ways a favorable treatment of the founding father of modern conservatism, William F. Buckley Jr. The program explores Buckley’s many fine personal ...

A new PBS documentary lays the blame at the feet of the influential conservative thinker. There are plenty of reasons so many people don’t trust the experts anymore. File photo In a new PBS ...

The June issue of The Atlantic features an excerpt from Sam Tanenhaus’s long-awaited biography of the conservative intellectual and polemicist William F. Buckley Jr. That book—Buckley: The Life and ...

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 ...

PBS released the documentary "The Incomparable Mr. Buckley" on the life of William F. Buckley Jr. Photo by Dirck Halstead/Getty Images Imagine making a documentary about one of the 20th century’s ...

B efore Charlie Kirk and Christopher F. Rufo, there was William F. Buckley Jr., a conservative polemicist with a mellifluous voice, impish grin, and instinct for the jugular. Buckley, who died in 2008 ...