It was appropriate, Florida's newest member of Congress' most powerful committee was saying the other day, that Nancy Pelosi ascended to the post of speaker of the House surrounded by children. ...more

January 9, 2009

"Supreme Courtship," by Christopher Buckley (TwelveBooks, $24.95) ...more

November 16, 2008

Novelist Christopher Buckley, son of the late William F. Buckley, recently endorsed Barack Obama on the Web site the Daily Beast. It resulted in his resignation from the National Review, the conservative magazine his father founded. Excerpts from his endorsement follow: ...more

October 19, 2008

Christopher Buckley's endorsement of Barack Obama - followed by his abrupt departure from the back page of the magazine his father founded, National Review - has caused a ripple of contempt from the conservative right. ...more

October 18, 2008

The University of South Florida College of Business will present the Celebration of Free Enterprise Award today to the Busch Entertainment Corp. ...more

October 16, 2008

Modern conservatism began as a movement of dissident intellectuals. Richard Weaver wrote a book called, "Ideas Have Consequences." Russell Kirk placed Edmund Burke in an American context. William F. Buckley famously said he'd rather be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phonebook than by the faculty of Harvard. But he didn't believe those were the only two options. His entire life was a celebration of urbane values, sophistication and the rigorous and constant application of intellect. ...more

October 11, 2008