Today’s NRO podcast is with Lee Edwards, author of William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement. We discuss WFB’s legacy as well as WFB the man–how he managed his time, his willingness to take big gambles, and how he combined a conservative philosophy with a libertarian spirit. Lee’s book is (I think) the first posthumous biography of WFB. In time, there will be others. At less than 200 pages of narrative, it’s a brief overview rather than an exhaustive history–and an excellent source for readers who want to learn a little bit more about NR’s founder.

About the Author
John J. Miller, a former national correspondent for National Review, is the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. He is the author of A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America.
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