William F. Buckley, Jr. was a pivotal figure in American conservatism, founding the political magazine National Review and hosting the television program Firing Line. His writing style was renowned for its erudition, wit, and distinctive use of uncommon vocabulary. Buckley's primary intellectual achievement was synthesizing traditional American conservatism with economic libertarianism and anti-communism, shaping the modern conservative movement. Beyond his extensive commentary and essays, he also penned a series of novels featuring the CIA agent Blackford Oakes.
When a shadowy Russian mole threatens to undermine the Free Worlds defenses by infiltrating President Eisenhowers National Security Counsel, CIA super-secret agent Blackford Oakes is called in to unmask the imposter.
Reprints DOONESBURY comic strips from 1975-7.