Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
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The "Firing Line" tradition revived. @MargaretHoover | @PBS FRIDAY Pod: https://t.co/kVhniMMzHQ Listings: https://t.co/5nNENPjj9t Youtube: https://t.co/N5ahtR8W1j App: https://t.co/8ui4McGWHQ
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"He thought if you could turn everything into a debate. the better side, his side, would win," says Buckley biographer Sam Tanenhaus. "Often his side did not, but the argument always got better when Bill Buckley was involved in it.". FULL EPISODE:
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"One thing we forget now is how divisive an issue the Panama Canal treaties were in the late 1970s.". William F. Buckley Jr. biographer Sam Tanenhaus explains how a #FiringLine debate with Ronald Reagan over the Panama Canal impacted the 1980 election.
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"He had a very human understanding of himself," says biographer Sam Tanenhaus of William F. Buckley Jr. "There was a warmth, and generosity about him. I've just never seen it in somebody that large, and I don't expect to encounter it again.". On Spotify:
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Author Sam Tanenhaus responds to critics who say his new biography of William F. Buckley Jr. fails to capture how Buckley’s Catholicism shaped his political views. “He was a conservative Catholic…He was not a theological Catholic,” says Tanenhaus. His Catholicism informed his
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"The great thing about Bill Buckley was that he changed the way most of us do," says Sam Tanenhaus. "He met people, looked them in the eye, talked to them, listened to and realized they might be different from what he thought originally about them.".
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"Buckley was a great listener," recalls biographer Sam Tanenhaus of the original #FiringLine host. "The phrase I came up with was 'predatory attentiveness.'. He's hanging on every word. He's going to turn it against you.". Follow on Spotify:
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Biographer Sam Tanenhaus explains why William F. Buckley Jr. invited civil rights leaders like @RevJJackson on #FiringLine--and how it affected his views on race. "Bill Buckley had them on his program when almost nobody else would do it. He thought people should hear them."
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The enduring legacy of William F. Buckley Jr., the architect of the modern American conservative movement. Buckley’s biographer, Sam Tanenhaus, this week on Firing Line. Don't miss @MargaretHoover's new interview airing this weekend on @pbs, YouTube and wherever you get your
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"What Bill Buckley did was see that conservatism had to define its stakes culturally rather than just politically, ideologically, or economically.". Biographer Sam Tanenhaus reflects on the life of William F. Buckley Jr. TONIGHT 8:30 pm ET. @PBS listings:
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Nearly three decades ago, William F. Buckley Jr. chose Sam Tanenhaus—an author outside the conservative movement—to write his biography, which has caused a stir on the right since its release in June. “They're having a debate among themselves about where Bill Buckley fits in in
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Author Sam Tanenhaus discusses his new biography of William F. Buckley Jr., the architect of the modern American conservative revolution. “There was nobody like him before. There hasn't been anyone since,” says Tanenahus. “Bill Buckley was probably the most famous intellectual
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"He is the architect of the modern conservative movement. There was nobody like him before. There hasn't been anyone since.". Author Sam Tanenhaus discusses his long-awaited book on William F. Buckley Jr.'s life and legacy. FRIDAY @PBS. Local listings:
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In 1978, William F. Buckley Jr. and Ronald Reagan debated whether the U.S. should give up control of the Panama Canal. Our guest is a Buckley biographer who says this was the episode of "Firing Line" that Buckley was proudest of--and it helped Reagan get elected. #GuesstheGuest
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"Every technology is a double-edged sword," says AI pioneer @drfeifei as she warns against allowing regulation to be guided by "science fiction.". "I think focusing on the hyperbole and deriving policies through that lens is not very constructive to our society."
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Join Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and other leaders to remember and honor the stories of great Americans in our new video series:
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AI pioneer @drfeifei says artificial intelligence is "very intelligent" and "rapidly advancing.". However, she adds it is "nowhere compared to humans" in areas like "emotional intelligence or uniquely human creativity.". Follow on Spotify:
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