William F. Buckley's Pet Killer - The American Conservative
What troubles is not that Buckley would question a verdict, but that he so eagerly assumed the mantle of friend and confessor to Edgar Smith.
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What troubles is not that Buckley would question a verdict, but that he so eagerly assumed the mantle of friend and confessor to Edgar Smith.
“Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free," by
<p>Sarah Weinman's book on the friendship between William F. Buckley and convicted murderer Edgar Smith reveals uncomfortable truths about the balance of principle and self-interest in modern conservatism and the persistent tolerance of violence against women. </p>
Why did William F. Buckley campaign to free Edgar Smith?
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