For some odd reason I had not really listened to the Federalist Radio Hour until just recently. This despite being a huge fan of The Transom and all things Ben Domenech. But I am now tuning in on a regular basis. He has had some fascinating authors on for extended conversations and it is refreshing… Continue reading
Posts Tagged → William F. Buckley
The Tyranny of Cliches by Jonah Goldberg
In a humorous and engaging way, TOC forces you to unpack and re-think some of the fundamental cliches of our time. And to see the base stealing the left is engaged in every day.
Continue readingWFB Bio, James Madison & Post-Harry Potter
Terry Teachout finds the most recent William F. Buckley bio (Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism) disappointing: Sure enough, Buckley is as fair-minded a study of its subject’s career as you could possibly expect from a contributor to The Nation and Tikkun. It deals bluntly but honestly with such difficult topics as his equivocal views on… Continue reading
William F. Buckley (Christian Encounters) by Jeremy Lott
William F. Buckley (Christian Encounters Series) Two things drew me to this short bio of William F. Buckley: the author Jeremy Lott is someone whose writings I have admired for some time and the subject, WFB, is something I have been interested in since high school. So when I was offered a review copy it… Continue reading
Ten Questions with Jeremy Lott on WFB
I am a big fan of William F. Buckley, Jr. Have been since high school. I have read nearly all of his books and have read a great deal about him. So I was intrigued when I saw that an author who I enjoy, Jeremy Lott, had come out with a short bio of WFB… Continue reading
William F. Buckley Jr. book round-up
I have not posted in a while. A variety of things contributed to that which I will not bore you with. On the bright side, I really like the new look of the site and WP 2.8 is working well. I have for the most part tried to keep partisan politics off this blog. This… Continue reading
Right Time, Right Place by Richard Brookhiser
Richard Brookhiser I and have a lot in common. We both started reading National Review in high school; we both idolized William F. Buckley Jr. (WFB); we both love history (including the now out of fashion “dead white males”); and we both ended up as freelance writers. Well, to be fair Brookhiser had his first… Continue reading
Q&A with Richard Brookhiser on Right Time, Right Place
I will declare my bias up front: Richard Brookhiser is one of my favorite writers. He hits the sweet spot with me; writing about politics, culture, and history with equal skill and insight. There is a sharpness to his writing but at the same time a calmness; an ability to write about the details of… Continue reading
Q&A with Richard Brookhiser on Right Time, Right Place
I will declare my bias up front: Richard Brookhiser is one of my favorite writers. He hits the sweet spot with me; writing about politics, culture, and history with equal skill and insight. There is a sharpness to his writing but at the same time a calmness; an ability to write about the details of… Continue reading