Early years National Review



william f. buckley jr., founder of national review (pictured in 1985)


a young william f. buckley jr. influenced kirk s concepts. buckley, wealthy oil family, first tried purchase human events, turned down. met willi schlamm, experienced editor of freeman; spend next 2 years raising $300,000 necessary start own weekly magazine, called national weekly. (a magazine holding trademark name prompted change national review.) statement of intentions read:



middle-of-the-road, qua middle of road, politically, intellectually, , morally repugnant. shall recommend policies simple reason consider them right (rather “non-controversial”); , consider them right because based on principles deem right (rather on popularity polls)... new deal revolution, instance, hardly have happened save cumulative impact of nation , new republic, , few other publications, on several american college generations during twenties , thirties.









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