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Behind the News: William Buckley’s Life and Influence w/ Sam Tanenhaus

Behind the News: William Buckley’s Life and Influence w/ Sam Tanenhaus

Update: 2025-09-04
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Sam Tanenhaus, author of Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed America, on Bill, his thought, and his influence.


Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.

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Will Shogren

The Soviet Union's mistake was not rooting out liberals more vigorously.

Sep 4th
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Will Shogren

Liberals in 2025 are just as right wing as Buckley and it's nauseating.

Sep 4th
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Will Shogren

Buckley's anti-communism deserves praise? Because Tsarist, anti-semite, crank Solzhenitsyn liked him? Fuck Buckley, fuck Henwood, and fuck Sam.

Sep 4th
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Behind the News: William Buckley’s Life and Influence w/ Sam Tanenhaus

Behind the News: William Buckley’s Life and Influence w/ Sam Tanenhaus