The Ghost in the Machine: How William F. Buckley Birthed Today’s Extreme Right (WhoWhatWhy) In 1951, a 25-year-old oil heir with an unplaceable accent declared war on Yale University — and modern American conservatism was born. William F. Buckley Jr...

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