New Haven, Conn. — On September 9, 2025, the United States Postal Service, in partnership with Yale University’s William F. Buckley Jr. Program, unveiled its newest Forever Stamp: a portrait of Buckley himself. Friends, family, and well-wishers gathered from across the Yale Community and broader East Coast to celebrate the notable Yale alum and the aptness that “in all places and for all time, Americans will fix that stamp on the right,” as opened by master of ceremonies Peter Robinson.
To some, it may seem curious that a figure so polarizing in his lifetime — lionized by conservatives, criticized by liberals — should now be memorialized in such a public and civic fashion. Yet the choice feels not only fitting but necessary. Buckley’s presence on a stamp acknowledges his singular role in shaping the American conservative movement while also paying tribute to the kind of public discourse he worked to cultivate. The Buckley stamp stands as a marker not just of his personal legacy, but of the enduring place of National Review and his related works in American civic life.
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