Conservative Author and Commentator

William Buckley

1 article 1995

William F. Buckley Jr. was a towering figure in American conservatism, best known as the founder of National Review and host of the long-running television program "Firing Line." A prolific author and commentator, he contributed to The Weekly Standard in its inaugural year with a piece on Irving's literary work.

Irving's Whodunit

October 9, 1995 · Blog

In the substantial introduction to his collection, Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea (Free Press, 493 pages, $30), Irving Kristol ticks off ambient felicities. He ends by remarking happily the political faith of those who surround him. "My son and daughter, and son-in-law and…