The National Review was founded by Bill Buckley. Bill understood the inherent left wing bias of the MSM and the prejudice conservative scholars were experiencing in Academia. The founding of the National Review and his appearances on PBS were his attempt to offer balance. Sadly the editors and writers at National Review, while still ostensibly conservative, have become far too chummy and accommodating to the left wing media. their virulent antipathy to Trump has made them part of the “resistance” and has cost them credibility. It is a hopeful sign that they overtly criticized the horrific LA Times and Obama.
Too little, too late by NR. Most of the crew there are not conservative and never have been.