Both your morning piece and this piece — you should combine and post as a separate thread! There are so many facets to your comments about the bafflement of NR about the rise of Trump and the Party and conservative spokespubs having become a parody of themselves; it’s delicious. Please do post it and ping me.
It may take some time, but thanks for the encouragement.
I have a certain fondness for the Buckley style having read a number of books produced by the family. Reid Buckley's "Wresting Order out of Chaos" is a classic, the best short book on how to write ever produced. Some might argue for Stunk and White, but Reid will tell you why rules are fine, up to a point, but clarity and authenticity trump everything, except I will argue the inimitable Buckley wit. And as to that last you have a sharp eye.