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.
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Showdown at Notre Dame
As Obama prepares to speak at the Catholic university’s commencement, priests and pundits are... MORE
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A Collegial Hug for the Rejectees
Why do schools have admissions departments when they’re really in the rejections business?... MORE
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The Audacity of Poping
The much-married Newt Gingrich converts to Catholicism this weekend—and I’d pay a year’s salary to... MORE
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Bonfire of the Inanities
Enough with the Leno gaffes and trumped-up AIG outrage.... MORE
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Click Here For Good News!
Madoff Sentenced to 100 Years! GM Unveils ‘Car of the Future’! New Malcolm Gladwell Book Tanks!... MORE
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The Audacity of Nope
One feels almost unpatriotic, entertaining negative thoughts about Obama’s grand plan.... MORE
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Remembering William F. Buckley, a Year Later
From Palin and Blago to the trillion-dollar stimulus, if only we could know what he would make of... MORE
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A Modest Proposal
If the stimulus package turns out to be a big flop, why not cut Obama’s $400K salary and take away... MORE
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Team of Sequels
Think you know every last biography of Abraham Lincoln? Think again. MORE
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Holocaust? What Holocaust?
With the Pope’s 180 on Bishop Willliamson, the Vatican and White House are in retreat.... MORE
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My Visit To Hell
In the wake of President Obama’s visit to the Buchenwald concentration camp today, The Daily... MORE
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How Hillary’s Feeling About Caroline
As one political dynasty concludes; another has both a near death and a meltdown.... MORE
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Obama's Money Quote
Thoughts on the inaugural speech, the send-off of the Bushes, and the strange karma of Dick Cheney... MORE
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Grading the Obama Speech
For the most hotly anticipated inaugural speech in decades, The Daily Beast’s Christopher Buckley... MORE
