Christopher Buckley

Rejected Covers: See How 'They Eat Puppies, Don't They?' Might Have Looked

Posted 05.04.2012

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Rejected Covers is part of an ongoing series on rejected book cover designs, in which we invite cover artists to reveal some of the rejected ideas and...

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Keep Going, Republicans! You're Doing Great!

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

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If recent polling is any indication, people don't want to be associated with the party that elevates the self-satirical wackaloons. Especially when they refuse to be honest about who they are.

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"Our Weapon Is Fear"

Tom Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservatives have resurrected "socialist" to smear anyone to the left of Genghis Khan as anti-American or a heretic.

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Basic Truths in Hoh Resignation Letter Were True When He Took His Job

David Quigg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The basic grim truths that Matthew Hoh wrote about in his much-quoted resignation letter were all basically true when he took his job a few months ago.

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Short Stories for $3.99: the Atlantic/Kindle Deal is Not So New

Wednesday Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

As of December 7, short stories by Christopher Buckley, Edna O'Brien (and by January Curtis Sittenfeld, and presumably many others) are available on Kindle, courtesy of a deal with the Atlantic Monthly.

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Charlize Theron To Star In Film Version Of Buckley's Satirical 'Florence Of Arabia'

Variety | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charlize Theron's Denver and Delilah Films has acquired screen rights to Christopher Buckley's satirical novel "Florence of Arabia." Theron will produ...

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Christopher Buckley: Joe Scarborough "The New Face Of The Republican Party"

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.25.2011

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So we Republicans have a Face Gap with the Democrats, who--let's face it--have the best one of all in Mr. Obama. Well, I think I've found the new f...

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William F. Buckley Considered Suicide In Final Months: Son

New York Post, W | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservative icon, National Review founder, and devout Catholic William F. Buckley, who died in February 2008 while battling emphysema, reportedly con...

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Christopher Buckley Publishing Book About Parents, William F. And Pat Buckley

Vanity Fair | Bob Colacello | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dead or alive, the Buckleys continue to command attention. The BBC has a William F. Buckley documentary in production, and two biographies are on the ...

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Bill Kristol, Pete Hamill Fight Over Images Of War Dead At IFC Media Panel (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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IFC hosted a panel on the state of the news media Tuesday afternoon at New York's Michael's restaurant. The panel, moderated by Arianna Huffington, f...

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National Review In Disarray, David Frum Leaving Magazine To Start Web Site

New York Times | Tim Arango | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a span of 252 days, the National Review lost two Buckleys -- one to death, another to resignation -- and an election. Now, thanks to the coarsen...

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Liberal Media to Blame? Not This Time: Apostate Conservatives Nail Coffin Shut

Brian Normoyle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly two years of presidential politics are finally coming to an end and it appears John McCain--out of "gimmicks du jour"--has decided to spend muc...

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T'Aint "Elitist" to Be Anti-Palin

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 05.25.2011

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I love the idea of Sarah Palin. She conforms to an early American ideal of womanhood: rifle on one hip, baby on the other. The problem is that the the idea of Sarah Palin does not match the reality of Sarah Palin.

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The Fall of the Right

Holly Regan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The moderates McCain once appealed to have been scared away by dirty politics and a vice presidential candidate who can't even hold her own against Katie Couric.

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Strange Bedfellows: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011

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What does it say about America that Tina Fey is more credible as Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin is as herself?

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Christopher Buckley Reaffirms Obama-Love On The Daily Show

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night former National Review back-page columnist Christopher Buckley was on The Daily Show to promote his new book, Supreme Courtship, and talk a...

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Conservative Columnist Praises Buckley, Slams National Review

Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Buckley's endorsement of Barack Obama -- followed by his abrupt departure from the back page of the magazine his father founded, National ...

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The Beat (It) Goes On: A Conservative Stampede

Jerry Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The McCain-Palin ticket has had a severe impact on the writers of the right and sent them running for the hills. Witness the crescendo of the stampede.

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Christopher Buckley Resigns From National Review After Obama Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Buckley's momentary wander off the reservation brought the same sort of hailstorm of oppobrium earned by Kathleen Parker when she criticized GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

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Four Cheers for Christopher Buckley, Son of William F.

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 05.25.2011

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Respect for intelligence and character has always been the best thing about authentic conservatism. Christopher is just being true to his values.

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Judge Judy for the Supreme Court? - An Audio Book Review

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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TITLE: "Supreme Courtship" AUTHOR: Christopher Buckley ("Boomsday," "Florence of Arabia," "Thank You For Not Smoking") ...

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William F. Buckley Left Illegitimate Grandson Out Of His Will: "I Intentionally Make No Provisions For Said Jonathan, Who...Shall Be Deemed To Have Predeceased Me"

New York Post | Dareh Gregorian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before he died, William F. Buckley Jr. put his young grandson on the firing line. The intellectual conservative icon - renowned for his erudition an...

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The Buck Stops Here, Unless You Marry It (Or Were Sired By It, Or Are Its Cousin...)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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I read with interest Christopher Buckley's comment this weekend on the "American Idea," as inspired by the Atlantic's 150th anniversary celebration an...

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