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Putting the Pied Piper in perspective: tapped by the Establishment to lead the conservative movement astray, William F. Buckley, Jr. has enjoyed undeserved status as the political Right's leading apostle. (Book Review).

The New American

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William F. Buckley, Jr.: Pied Piper for the Establishment, by John F. McManus, Appleton, Wisconsin: The John Birch Society, 2002, 259 pages, hardcover, $24.95. Available from American Opinion Book Services, P.O. Box 8040, Appleton, WI 54912 (add $7.50 for shipping and handling); by phone at 920-749-3783; or online at www.aobs-store.com.

There are two kinds of commentaries on public affairs -- those written to truthfully inform and those to deceive. The first must be painstakingly accurate, while the second must be intentionally obfuscating. John F. McManus, President of the John Birch Society, has given us a splendid book of the first kind, written about a ...

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