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.
WFB 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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; …
Bringing some order to the universe
Well, actually just a little to this particular corner of it. Most of the time the content on this site seems entirely …