Breaking History
Breaking History
The Free Press
The Buckley Stops Here: Trump And The Death of Conservative Civility
57 minutes Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 8:00 am.
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William F. Buckley, one of the founding fathers of the American right, would have turned 100 this year. He, more than any other figure, is responsible for creating the American conservative movement that fueled the Reagan revolution more than 40 years ago. But what happened to that revolution in the era of Donald Trump? 


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Producer Poppy Damon
Executive Producer Alex Miller


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