Article: St Bill of the right; Lexington.(How William Buckley's movement is doing)

The movement that William Buckley created is being spoilt by success

THESE days American conservatism is such a hydra--a monster with heads everywhere from the White House to Congress and from the Supreme Court to the fourth estate--that it is easy to forget the two most important things about the beast's origins. First, it is a relatively youthful creature. While "liberals" have been around since Benjamin Franklin was a boy, conservatives were born with the baby boom. Second, it has remarkably few begetters, certainly for such a permissive age. The most important, Ronald Reagan, died last year. The second most important, William Buckley, celebrates his 80th ...

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