William F. Buckley Jr.....turns over in his grave.
Does he? Buckley's world was the Cold War world.
He probably would have gone with a candidate he judged most favorable to the US and free enterprise, the candidate who kept the West together against the Soviets.
That wouldn't necessarily be the most nationalistic and protectionist French candidate.
When the Cold War ended, Buckley lost his bearings, as did the magazine.