In breaking news this week, former New York Times Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus finally finished his authorized biography of William F. Buckley Jr. It took him only about 25 years to complete the 1 ...

A landmark biography shows the storied conservative leader walking intellectual, journalistic, and financial tightropes.

William F. Buckley Jr.’s influence has been overstated, writes Bruce Fein in a review of a new biography of the late conservative thinker.

William Buckley and his drive to propel America to the right For decades, William F. Buckley Jr. was a one-of-a-kind character: an author and columnist, and a celebrity intellectual.

The “Finding of William Buckley” — a painting by Oswald Rose Campbell. Picture: Supplied Buckley resisted capitalising on his story and later moved to Tasmania, where he worked in various jobs.

A version of this article appears in print on June 6, 2025, Section A, Page 18 of the New York edition with the headline: How William F. Buckley Jr. Wrote Trump’s Playbook.

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He must have a shout as the most successful journalist ever. Through his efforts on the page and on the screen, William F Buckley aroused a rightwing movement in America that has never really ...

VACAVILLE, Calif. – Edgar Smith, a murder convict who got off New Jersey's death row with the help of columnist William F. Buckley only to later confess to the crime, died in a California prison ...

Edgar H. Smith, death row inmate whose release was championed by William F. Buckley Jr., dies at 83 September 23, 2017 More than 7 years ago ...

Escaped convict William Buckley: The man who gave us Buckley’s chance His escape from the penal colony, which saw one convict shot and others turn back in despair, was itself against the odds ...