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Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.

Lessons from Another War

Lessons from Another War

Christopher Buckley, in London as Britain marks Armistice Day, reports on how the allies' Afghanistan conundrum looks...

Posted 10:04 AM | Nov 12, 2009
Its Time for Us to Go

It's Time for Us to Go

Get out of Afghanistan now, Mr. President. And here's why. I've lived in Washington since 1981 and have been a fait...

Posted 10:36 PM | Oct 28, 2009
A Prize Too Far

A Prize Too Far

The Daily Beast's award-winning columnist delivers a message from President Obama to the Nobel committee: Thanks, bu...

Posted 12:14 PM | Oct 10, 2009
Oval Office Confidential

Oval Office Confidential

The award-winning Daily Beast columnist on the surprising revelations in the latest guilty pleasure kiss-and-tell. ...

Posted 10:55 PM | Oct 5, 2009