While only a small number of us live to be 100, everyone ‘s birthday has a centenary date.

This year is the centenary of two towering individuals in the conservative movement, neither of whom received the respect they deserved among the ruling political, historical and media classes. I speak of William F. Buckley Jr. and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Before 2025 expires, I offer some reflections and admiration for these two.

Bill Buckley almost single-handedly held the conservative fort until reinforcements arrived. Far from being mean spirited, Buckley used his extensive vocabulary and rapier wit to disarm liberal opponents in ways they didn’t recognize until it was too late to respond. His line about preferring to “entrust the government of the United States to the first 40

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