To the Battlefield

IT is impossible to summarize, much less itemize, the many insightful writings that have appeared in NATIONALREVIEW over the course of its long and distinguished history. Indeed, it would be impossible to do so for William F. Buckley alone. What we can do is consider the unique role of NATIONAL REVIEW as the pioneer conservative journal of opinion that challenged the prevailing liberal-left orthodoxy of the media and the academy.

It is hard to assess any achievement without knowing what the obstacles were or what the opposing forces were like. To fully appreciate what NATIONAL REVIEW has achieved would require recreating in our minds the intellectual and ideological world of the mid-1950s in which NATIONAL REVIEW stepped forth to do battle.

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William F. Buckley Jr.

IT is impossible to summarize, much less itemize, the many insightful writings that have appeared in NATIONALREVIEW over the course of its long and distinguished history. Indeed, it would be impossible to do so for William F. Buckley alone. What we can do is consider the unique role of NATIONAL REVIEW as the pioneer conservative journal of opinion that challenged the prevailing liberal-left orthodoxy of the media and the academy.

It is hard to assess any achievement without knowing what the obstacles were or what the opposing forces were like. To fully appreciate what NATIONAL REVIEW has achieved would require recreating in our minds the intellectual and ideological world of the mid-1950s in which NATIONAL REVIEW stepped forth to do battle.