Gore Vidal

A new documentary explores the infamous 1968 dispute between William Buckley and Gore Vidal.

A Republican administration that wages war against immigrants and colleges should be understood as the culmination of William F. Buckley conservative movement.

How William F. Buckley Jr. turned his father’s private convictions and prejudices into a major political movement.

Even some liberals toasted William F. Buckley Jr. as a patrician gentleman. A long-awaited new biography corrects that record.

Why is America’s near-mythic dynasty so nasty up close?

For decades, gay men gathered anonymously at the Everard Baths, seeking sexual liaisons and camaraderie alike.

Revisionist biographers have given us countless perspectives, from Honest Abe to Killer Lincoln. Is there a version that’s true to his time and attuned to ours?

We owe at least part of the 2008 financial crisis to Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism.

It became the first and only X-rated movie to win a best picture Oscar.

On the 50th anniversary of RFK's death, a glimpse inside one of his closest relationships.

Before the word processor, perfect copy was the domain of the typist—not the literary genius.