Buckley Founds National Review
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: November, 1955
Article abstract: Conservative journalist William F. Buckley, Jr., gave voice to American conservative views in his anti-Communist, antiliberal publication.
Summary of Event
William F. Buckley, Jr., made his reputation for conservative controversy at the age of twenty-five when he published God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of “Academic Freedom” (1951), a scorching indictment of his alma mater written as soon as he was graduated. In it, he argued that Yale University had become a center of anti-Christian education and that its...
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