Sam Tanenhaus' long-awaited mega-bio of conservative icon Bill Buckley will be out soon. Tanenhaus was interviewed this week at great length by Andrew Sullivan for Sullivan’s podcast The Weekly Dish.
Well, because he was a good conservative but not a libertarian, he'd be all over the block and have his lovers and haters. Sadly, he'd probably be a hawk on Ukraine. But he'd be blasting Biden and his foreign and domestic policies, especially, I hope, about how the war on covid was unnecessarily tyrannical and stupid. He'd be against the insanity of transgender surgeries, the whole woke movement, the hysteria about climate change, the hatred of fossil fuels ( think his father was an oil man). He was a big fan of the CIA, so it'd be tough for him to be anti-surveillance state, pro-Snowden, pro-Channing or the new whistleblower kid whose name I don't yet know how to spell. He'd certainly be appalled by the size of the fed government but he'd probably say our military should have more money. On crime and racism, I can't say. He was once a great influence on me and my beliefs, but then his magazine lead me to Hayek, Mises and the libertarians.
I deeply appreciate your sharing your encounters with William F. Buckley as well as with Emmett Terrell and Christopher Hitchens. These interviews are keepers!
Well, because he was a good conservative but not a libertarian, he'd be all over the block and have his lovers and haters. Sadly, he'd probably be a hawk on Ukraine. But he'd be blasting Biden and his foreign and domestic policies, especially, I hope, about how the war on covid was unnecessarily tyrannical and stupid. He'd be against the insanity of transgender surgeries, the whole woke movement, the hysteria about climate change, the hatred of fossil fuels ( think his father was an oil man). He was a big fan of the CIA, so it'd be tough for him to be anti-surveillance state, pro-Snowden, pro-Channing or the new whistleblower kid whose name I don't yet know how to spell. He'd certainly be appalled by the size of the fed government but he'd probably say our military should have more money. On crime and racism, I can't say. He was once a great influence on me and my beliefs, but then his magazine lead me to Hayek, Mises and the libertarians.
Interesting piece. Curious as to how Buckley would be viewed today if he were still alive.
I deeply appreciate your sharing your encounters with William F. Buckley as well as with Emmett Terrell and Christopher Hitchens. These interviews are keepers!