We need to stop pretending like Buckley, a member of the liberal globalist Council on Foreign Relations and the nasty anti-Christian secret society Skull and Bones, was a real conservative. Buckley did more to destroy conservatism than any liberal ever did.

When he attacked Birch founder Robert Welch, true conservative leaders like Catholic Phyllis Schlafly, sided with JBS. (She wrote a letter to Buckley demanding her subscription to National Review be cancelled so the money could be sent to Welch or the Pope!). The liberal media, on the other hand, pretended like Buckley "spoke for conservatives." Why do you suppose that is? Because the liberal media HATES conservatives.

The idea that Buckley "purged" JBS is ludicrous. Trump just got elected on a JBS platform (after National Review tried hard to stop him & failed. Even the libs admit JBS is the dominant force on the right today. The idea that he "purged" Ayn Rand is ludicrous too. Her book is the 2nd most influential after Bible.