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 ...

William Buckley, elder statesman of American conservative thought, died Wednesday at age 82. Tributes have filled the news media as people from all parts of the political spectrum pay homage to the ...

"Firing Line" with William F. Buckley Jr. ran for over 33 years, mostly on public television. He was the most glittering conservative in America. And he interviewed, yes, other conservatives such as ...

William Frank Buckley, Jr. was an American conservative author and commentator who founded the political magazine National Review in 1955. He died in 2008. When William F. Buckley burst onto the ...

William F. Buckley Jr. is widely known as one of the architects of modern conservatism in America. From its beginnings in 1966, Buckley’s program “Firing Line” offered lively conversation and debate ...

NEW HAVEN >> Conservative discourse at Yale University has a new home. Come January, the William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale will move into the William H. Taft Mansion on Whitney Avenue. It marks a ...

William Buckley, we were told in a Washington Post column last week by the venerable George Will, “would have recognized the 31-year-old [Charlie] Kirk as a kindred spirit.” Writing in the wake of ...

One of the architects of the modern conservative movement, who rose to prominence as a public intellectual and influenced generations of politicians—including Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater.

Sylvia Plath once waxed poetic about this Connecticut estate. It's where conservative firebrand William F. Buckley Jr. began his education in a "cozy little schoolhouse" on the property. But the ...

Nov. 24 was the 100th anniversary of William F. Buckley Jr.’s birth. Even though he has been gone for more than a decade and a half, the impact of his life is still being felt today. In his efforts to ...

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 ...