Politics

Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations - A William F. Buckley Jr. Omnibus

Linda Bridges; Roger Kimball

About the Program

Roger Kimball, publisher of Encounter Books and Linda Bridges, former managing editor of the National Review, present a collection of William F. Buckley's writings on subjects ranging from public and foreign policy to Beltway politics and cultural critiques.  Roger Kimball and Linda Bridges present their book at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.

About the Authors

Linda Bridges

Linda Bridges was hired by William F. Buckley Jr.  in 1969 and has worked for the National Review throughout her career, including ten years as the magazine's managing editor.  She is the co-author of Strictly Right: William F. Buckley Jr. and the American Conservative Movement.


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Roger Kimball

Roger Kimball is the president and publisher of Encounter Books and co-editor and publisher of The New Criterion.  He is the author of seveal books, including Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Our Highed Education.  For more information, visit encounterbooks.com.

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Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations - A William F. Buckley Jr. Omnibus

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Past Airings

  • Monday, February 21st at 9:30am (ET)
  • Sunday, October 3rd at 7am (ET)
  • Tuesday, September 7th at 3:30am (ET)
  • Monday, September 6th at 3:30pm (ET)
  • Monday, September 6th at 5am (ET)
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