Was it Buckley who came out with “Mater, si, Magistra, no” when that encyclical was issued, or was it someone else at NR?
Indeed. Though Brent Bozell (the elder) probably contributed. Their (almost immediate) subsequent break-up (Bozell leaving to edit Triumph) was the end of the real National Review. I don’t think WFB’s heart was still in it all. Such an incredible shame. Both men were right, but the difference was sore.
The phrase was coined by Garry Wills, first published in NR.