The Urbanity of Russell Kirk

The Urbanity of Russell Kirk

by | Dec 28, 2025

The following was given by James Panero at the Fourth Annual Gerald Russello Memorial Lecture on December 8, 2025, in New York City. E.B. White famously declared that “No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.” Tonight, I feel such luck...
Revisiting Walter Lippmann

Revisiting Walter Lippmann

by | Nov 30, 2025

Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography.  By Tom Arnold-Forster.  Princeton University Press, 2025.  Hardcover, 368 pages, $35. Reviewed by John C. “Chuck” Chalberg. Immersed as he must have been in the papers, columns, and books of Walter Lippmann, intellectual...
William F. Buckley Jr.: Literary Figure 

William F. Buckley Jr.: Literary Figure 

by | Nov 23, 2025

By Bill Meehan. As his centennial year comes to a close, I’d like to advocate for a useful way to look back on the life and work of William F. Buckley Jr. Known mostly for his television show Firing Line and his journal of opinion National Review, the American public...
The Case Against Buckley

The Case Against Buckley

by | Oct 26, 2025

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America By Sam Tanenhaus.  Random House, 2025.  Hardcover, 1040 pages, $40.00. Reviewed by James Panero. Less than a mile separates the Catholic cemetery of Saint Bernard, the burial site of William F. Buckley Jr., off...