I read National Review faithfully during the bent-crank violent rapist administration. I thought they were too tame even when WF Buckley was running the show, I had to augment with the American Spectator.
The left took control of NR and they are now part of the fake opposition. The Kabuki party's voice in print.
My experience exactly. NR was too snobby and snotty to actually fight the leftists.
That wasn’t the same Bill that started the magazine, nor who was on T.V., way back when. He changed through the years and became useless.