The Last Gatekeeper

Nearly every major figure in the conservative movement has a biography. There are biographies of Russell Kirk, Phyllis Schlafly, James Burnham, Frank Meyer (with a second forthcoming this year), Whittaker Chambers, Robert Welch, John T. Flynn, Max Eastman, Murray Rothbard, Fred Schwarz, M. Stanton Evans, and down the list. Several editors of National Review have written memoirs about their years at the magazine, including Richard Brookhiser, Jeffrey Hart, and Priscilla Buckley.