A landmark biography shows the storied conservative leader walking intellectual, journalistic, and financial tightropes.

The political commentator - subject of a new biography, "Buckley: The Life and The Revolution That Changed America" - had a ...

In breaking news this week, former New York Times Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus finally finished his authorized biography of William F. Buckley Jr. It took him only about 25 years to complete the 1 ...

Edgar Smith (above, right) won his freedom with the help of William F. Buckley Jr. (above, left) after the conservative icon discovered the convict was a fan of his publication, National Review.

His escape from the penal colony, which saw one convict shot and others turn back in despair, was itself against the odds. His survival for 30 years in the bush before re-emerging as the “Wild ...

Escaped convict William Buckley, (of “Buckley's Chance” phrase) gives himself up (July 7, 1835) Play. 02:55.

Escaped convict William Buckley: The man who gave us Buckley’s chance. His escape from the penal colony, which saw one convict shot and others turn back in despair, was itself against the odds.