Christopher Buckley

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Presidential Hopeful: Ronald Reagan” Taped on January 14, 1980The wish was father to the thought: instead of asking Reagan conventionally worded questions about his candidacy, as he had done with Messrs. Dole, Anderson, and Crane, Buckley addressed his guest (without advance warning) as if the inauguration had already taken place: “I should like to begin by asking President Reagan: What would you do if, say, one afternoon you were advised that a race...Read Full Story

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “The President and the Press” Taped on September 12, 1966A masterly performance from Pierre Salinger, who reacts smoothly, very smoothly, to Mr. Buckley’s attempts to get him to admit that the press generally gave President Kennedy a free ride. Salinger: “The objective of a presidential press conference is not, in my opinion, for reporters to have the opportunity to embarrass and harass the president, but rather to elicit from him the information which...Read Full Story

Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. “Three vs. William F. Buckley Jr.” Taped on July 21, 1978In this installment of the semiannual turning of the tables, the guests question their host on everything from government spending to the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion to aid to authoritarian regimes. Two samples: Pilpel: “I think what we can agree on in disputes of this kind is that the role of the government, in a culturally diverse, pluralistic society, is to be neutral.” Buckley: “My...Read Full Story

Liberty Letters Quote of the Day, William F. Buckley Jr. I would rather be governed by the first two thousand people in the Boston telephone directory than by the two thousand people on the faculty at Harvard. Liberty Letters is a project of The Moral Liberal. Compiled, and edited (with occasional commentary) by Editor in Chief, Steve Farrell. The Moral Liberal recommends John F. McManus’s excellent book on Buckley: “William F. Buckley Jr.: Pied Piper of the Establishment.” For Buckley at...Read Full Story

Christopher Buckley, son of the late William F. Buckley, made headlines and fast friends at MSNBC when he announced he would be voting for Barack Obama. Buckley, like NY Times columnist David Brooks is a phony Conservative “intellectual” who thinks he knows more than the rest of us. In reality, he’s a fool who allowed himself to be hoodwinked by a community organizer who gives good speeches. Any asshat could have merely glanced at his record (a very short record) as a politician both on the...Read Full Story

In the last three days, a wave of both Republican and economic icons have endorsed Barack Obama for president, including Colin Powell, Christopher Buckley, Eric Schmidt and Ben Bernanke. You don't know who these people are?David Fitzsimmons / Arizona Daily StarColin Powell was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Gulf War and the original secretary of state under George W. Bush. He's a staunch Republican, has more combined military and foreign policy gravitas than probably...Read Full Story

Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism Carl T Bogus (Author) (1)Download: $16.50 196 used & new from $16.50(Visit the Best Sellers in Political list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)See all bestsellers Click HereRead Full Story

A blog posting titled, "Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama" cost that son his job at the family business: the conservative magazine, the National Review.The author: Christopher Buckley.After posting his endorsement, the backlash made it clear he had to give up his column at the magazine founded by his late father, William F. Buckley Jr., more than 50 years ago.In Christopher Buckley's words, he's been "fatwahed" by the conservative movement.Washington Post report HERENPR podcast HERERead Full Story

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As I type this blog entry, major media outlets around the nation are responding to the breaking news that William F. Buckley, the 82 year-old conservative thinker, pundit, television host, and founder of the bi-weekly National Review, was found dead this morning by his cook, at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. May he rest in peace. While I never met Mr. Buckley, I followed his career with great interest. Rarely did I share his conservative perspectives, especially when it came to issues of...Read Full Story