From Buckley to Trump, Conservatism Has Endured an Ugly Slide ^70.5%

Reason.com - By Steven Greenhut - 6/26/2026, 11:30 AM

Biased Writer Voice 75.6% - Negativity Bias 58.1% - Anecdotal 33.7%

Politically active people my age fondly remember conservative intellectual William F. Buckley hosting the wildly popular TV show, "Firing Line," where he for years interviewed luminaries from across the political spectrum. He sparred with leftist Noam Chomsky about American imperialism, chatted with British Prime Minister Margaret... more