2016 M ID-YEAR NEWSLETTER

Sincerely,

Lindsay Craig, President

Dear Friends and Supporters,Since its rejuvenation almost three years ago, National Review Institute has expanded the reach and influence of the National Review mission. The Institute supports policy fellows, sends NR’s best talent across the country, and keeps William F. Buckley Jr.’s powerful conservative legacy alive on college campuses. NRI has developed an impressive array of educational programs that bring together conservative leaders to help strengthen the broader movement and educate our fellow citizens regarding key conservative ideas. We are excited about our mission and the direction of the Institute. We hope that you’ll share in our excitement.

This mid-year newsletter includes updates on:

❖ Our new college outreach program called NRI On Campus

❖ The latest high-profile work of the NRI Fellows

❖ Our commemorative events for the 50th anniversary of Firing Line, Bill Buckley’s award-winning television program, held in partnership with the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Also, please mark your calendars: On September 22, 2016, NRI will hold its third annual William F. Buckley Jr. Prize Dinner, this year in San Francisco. We are proud to recognize The Hon. George P. Shultz and Mr. Michael Grebe (President and CEO of The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation) at this year’s gala, and hope that you will be able to join us for this signature event.

This fall will mark NRI’s first year of programming in San Francisco, as we expand the Regional Fellows program (currently held in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Dallas) to the Bay Area. This important program cultivates mid-career professionals working outside the realm of politics and public policy by introducing them to conservatism’s most important writings, thinkers, and institutions through an eight-session dinner seminar series on the foundations of conservative thought.

We are working tirelessly to cast National Review’s net wide, from coast to coast, bringing together like-minded individuals for meaningful conversation and debate. The year 2016 is off to a roaring start—with a new college program, new intellectual-thought centers, and celebratory events marking the 50th anniversary of an iconic, lasting piece of Buckley’s legacy—Firing Line.

While we are very pleased with our impact thus far, we know that we can’t rest. Like Buckley, we are always looking forward. And, also like him, we seek innovative ways to strengthen our cause, improve our programs, and support National Review’s editorial mission. In short, there is much to do.

Thank you for your generous support and commitment to National Review Institute. Together, we will continue to advance conservatism.

William F. Buckley Jr. began his career as a public intellectual by writing God and Man at Yale (1951), a scathing critique of his alma mater and its growing bias towards secular collectivism. Buckley understood how vitally important young people are to the future of our country, and he frequently spoke on college campuses throughout his illustrious career to promote the principles of classical liberalism and limited government. It was Buckley’s unyielding dedication to the principles of ordered liberty that launched conservatism back into the political mainstream.

In this spirit, National Review Institute is bringing the National Review mission to college campuses through its new NRI On Campus program, which provides opportunities for college students to learn about the principles and ideas of a free society, and empowers them to “stand athwart history.” Through events, social media, and disseminating National Review magazine, NRI reaches today’s college students with timeless conservative ideas rooted in Buckley’s own powerful campus legacy.

Most of today’s college students were in middle school when Buckley passed away in 2008. And, let’s be honest: How many of today’s college professors encourage their students to learn about Buckley’s career as a public intellectual? NRI On

Campus fills this gap by educating students on the principles that Buckley championed throughout his life, and explains how these principles remain vital today to keep America strong and free.

In its inaugural year, NRI On Campus hosted 21 eventson 19 different campuses, where NR talent discussed with students and faculty ideas such as free speech, federalism, and the relationship between libertarians and conservatives. We’ve partnered with student groups like College Republicans, College Democrats, Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), Young Americans for Liberty, the Network of enlightened Women (NeW), the Charles Carroll Program at the College of the Holy Cross, and the Government Relations Council at Utah State University.

We are excited to announce our recent partnership with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) to bring NR’s best talent, like Jonah Goldberg, Kevin D. Williamson, Andrew C. McCarthy, and Jay Nordlinger, to even more college campuses around the country. Together, this spring we launched a Texas campus tour with Kevin, who spoke on issues of free speech at the University of Texas at Austin (his alma mater), Texas Christian University, and the University of Dallas.

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NRI ON CAMPUS: STUDENTS

In order to extend our reach beyond campus visits, NRI On Campus has an active Facebook page that engages students across the country. During its first year, NRI On Campus has gained over 7,000 fans and reached over 500,000 people through Facebook alone.

We are also proud to announce that through our efforts, students in all 50 states are reading National Review. NRI currently provides over 7,000 print subscriptions to student clubs, libraries, and Greek organizations at over 600 universities across the country. This represents only part of our campus outreach, however, as we also provide digital NRsubscriptions free of cost to all college students. Today, over 2,000 students actively read NR through this initiative, and the number continues to grow.

NRI On Campus also engaged with hundreds of students interested in conservative principles through an exhibit at at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that provided students with free digital subscriptions to NR,books by NRI policy fellows, and terrific NRI swag. As a result, we ended up with one of the five busiest booths at the entire conference.

At CPAC 2016 meeting 3,000 students

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By partnering with NRI On Campus, we brought speakers such as Charles C. W. Cooke and Jay Nordlinger to our campus to discuss ideas that aren’t always taught by college professors.

CARMELLA O’HANLONCollege of the Holy Cross

STANDING ATHWART HISTORY

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES VISITED Southern Methodist University

New York UniversityYale UniversityUniversity of Colorado–BoulderUniversity of MichiganAssumption CollegeFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida International UniversityPrinceton UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of DallasTexas Christian UniversityUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of VirginiaUtah State UniversityGrove City CollegeCollege of the Holy CrossArizona Christian UniversityWilliams College

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THE LATEST FROM THE NATIONAL

NRI has been privileged the past two years to have IAN TUTTLE as a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism. He writes an op-ed column several days each week on NRO,contributes regularly to NR editorials on a variety of issues, and often appears on FOX News and TheBlaze to discuss his reporting.

We are excited to announce that Ian has been selected to be the Thomas L. Rhodes Journalism Fellow, keeping him in the National Review family.

Since 2011, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation has graciously and generously underwritten the Thomas L. Rhodes Journalism Fellowship, created to honor “Dusty” Rhodes, a dynamic and beloved conservative leader who served as the president of National Review and the chairman of Bradley’s board of directors. Past fellows include Jillian Melchior and Andrew Stiles. The Rhodes Fellow will spend part of his time writing about economic and tax policy, but is also expected to write about politics, cultural matters, conservative principles, and other areas of interest. His work will be published on National Review Online and in National Review magazine.

The NRI Fellows make up a distinguished group of writers and journalists who share responsibilities between the magazine and the Institute. The fellows have been busy this past year, and are off to a fast-paced start in 2016.

National Review senior editor JONAH GOLDBERG continues his dominant media presence. His nationally syndicated column appears in more than 100 newspapers around the country, and he serves as a weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times, a member of USA Today’s board of contributors, and a contributor to FOX News. In addition to performing emcee duties for the 2015 William F. Buckley Jr. Prize Dinner in Dallas, Texas, Jonah was the keynote speaker at two gala dinners this spring held by NRI partner organizations, the James Madison Institute and the Pacific Research Institute. NRI is currently supporting Jonah as he works on his next book through the fall.

Director of NRI’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Civil Society, KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ works tirelessly to bring national attention to the genocide of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East. Along with a number of allies, she successfully pressured the U.S. State Department into officially recognizing the genocide. In April, Kathryn was awarded the CQ Roll Call Award for Outstanding Periodical Journalist at the 3rd Annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards, where Roll Call editor Melinda Henneberger acknowledged the importance of Kathryn’s writings on religious persecution and the genocide of Christians in the Middle East.

While continuing his national tour for his critically acclaimed book Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators (Encounter Books), NRI book fellow JAY NORDLINGER visited the George W. Bush Presidential Center to interview the former President about his work to promote human rights and fight AIDS in Africa. After publishing a feature article on the topic in the March 14 issue of National Review magazine, Jay expanded the piece into a five-part “blow-out” on National Review Online.

ANNOUNCING the Thomas L. Rhodes

Journalism Fellow

Working on behalf of thetradition of liberty

is what the Buckley Fellowship is all about.

IAN TUTTLE

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NRI On Campus partnered with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute to bring KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON, Director of NRI’s William F. Buckley Jr. Fellowship in Political Journalism program, to college campuses in Texas this spring to speak to students about defending free speech. In fall 2015, he participated in a panel on freedom of speech at the William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale, which inspired one of his, and NRO’s, most popular articles this year—“Yale’s Idiot Children.” This spring, he was interviewed at the Heritage Foundation’s Resource Bank by Neal Freeman, in an event entitled “A ‘Firing Line at 50’ Conversation: Worth Fighting For—Conservative Ideals in a Political Year.”

Winner of the Leadership in Political Thought Award at the 2015 William F. Buckley Jr. Prize Dinner in Dallas, Texas, VICTOR DAVIS HANSON provides invaluable commentary and insight on a wide range of issues. A distinguished military historian, classical scholar, and popular analysis columnist, he has contributed nearly 100 articles to NRO this past year, including incisive analysis of the current presidential administration and the refugee crisis in Europe. In the fall of 2015, Victor taught a course on “Leadership, Ancient and Modern” in the history department at Hillsdale College, as the Wayne & Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History.

Victor also leads NRI’s new Center for the Defense of Western Civilization with NRI fellow ANDREW C. MCCARTHY, continuing to bring attention to the most important issues threatening our western political and cultural heritage. In November 2015, Andy testified before Congress on “The War on Police: How the Federal Government Undermines State and Local Law Enforcement.” Additionally, he advised Sen. Ted Cruz on his bill entitled the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015 (introduced November 3). In February 2016, Andy spoke at Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center in Washington, D.C. on “Islam—Facts or Dreams?” His speech was published, and can be found in the February 2016 issue

of Imprimis. That month, NRI partnered with the Alabama Policy Institute to bring Andy to Montgomery, Ala., where he delivered a talk on radical Islam and terrorist threats at home and abroad. He spoke to an audience of over 100 that included the state attorney general, members of the solicitor general’s office, a number of state legislators, as well as members of our 1955 Society.

Last fall, JOHN O’SULLIVAN was honored by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott at a dinner in Canberra, Australia. Earlier this year, he gave an address on the E.U. at the Steamboat Institute Summit on Foreign Policy and Global Security. He also recently spoke at The Hoover Institution’s Tribute to Robert Conquest at Stanford University, where he provided insight into Conquest’s influence on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

REIHAN SALAM contributes to NRI’s mission through his incredibly diverse skillset and travels around the country to promote his vital work. A regular guest on NBC’s Face the Nation, Reihan was also a Resident Fellow at the University of Chicago this past fall. His expert moderating and presenting skills continue to be in high demand. Recently, he interviewed AEI President Arthur Brooks at the National Constitution Center, while this past February, he moderated Policy Exchange’s (UK) discussion and Q&A on “The Politics of Immigration, the Republican Party and America’s Demographic Future.” NRI and the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) co-sponsored an event in Chicago where Reihan discussed how the free-market movement must evolve in order to expand its base in a conversation with IPI President John Tillman. In June, NRI partnered with the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute to sponsor Reihan’s talk with radio host Charlie Sykes on “The Future of Conservatism” in Madison, Wisconsin. Both events drew a large audience, which allowed NRI to meet many area supporters, and also be introduced to many new friends.

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REVIEW INSTITUTE FELLOWS

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In April 1966, William F. Buckley Jr. took his conservative message beyond the pages of National Review magazine, and directly to the American public, through Firing Line. This iconic television program was at the vanguard of the new media of his time, as Buckley challenged liberal opponents in spirited debate over their disparate ideological principles. As historian Lee Edwards notes, “Out of the 1,500 programs and the several thousand guests during the three decades of Firing Line, three central themes emerged: Communism, capitalism, and faith—the themes that mattered most to Buckley throughout his life.”

The Hoover Institution Library & Archives, which houses an extensive array of documents, transcripts, photographs, and film footage in its Firing Line collection, works to make Buckley’s episodes broadly accessible, digitally and in public settings. This year the Hoover Institution Library & Archives celebrates the legacy of Buckley’s show with its exhibition Civil Discourse: William F. Buckley Jr.’s Firing Line, 1966-

1999, which will run from April 19 to August 20, 2016. As part of NRI’s mission to preserve and promote the legacy of WFB Jr., in 2015 it launched The Buckley Legacy Project,designed to make Buckley’s work on crucial, relevant topics accessible to our supporters, friends, and allies within the conservative movement.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Buckley’s Emmy Award-winning program—the longest-running public-affairs show in television history with a single host—NRI partnered with the Hoover Institution Library & Archives (the archival home of Firing Line) to host a series of events this spring in Dallas, New York City, and Washington, D.C. True to Buckley’s legacy, the format for these events was centered on civilized debate and a discussion of topics such as

immigration, the current state of political discourse, and, of course, the lessons that Bill Buckley can still teach us today. Each program opened with remarks by those who knew and worked with Buckley personally. In Dallas, this was NRI fellow Jonah Goldberg; in New York City, L. Brent Bozell III and Richard Brookhiser; and in Washington, D.C., L. Brent Bozell III, Lee Edwards, and NR’s Ramesh Ponnuru. Each spoke of Buckley’s profound legacy and the tremendous impact of Firing Line, discussing their thoughts on what made Firing Line great, and whether its magic could be replicated today.

In Dallas and New York City, the second part was a classic debate in an homage to the Firing Line legacy of discourse and debate. The Dallas event was hosted at the newly constructed Old Parkland Debate Chambers, and featured NR editor Rich Lowry and NR senior editor and NRI fellow Reihan Salam in debate with Linda Chavez and Timothy Kane on immigration policy. In the New York City debate, Lowry and Salam again faced off against Kane, who was

joined by Jason Riley. Each team member provided opening remarks, followed by cross-examination by a member of the opposing team. Moderators William McGurn of the Wall Street Journal and Professor Christopher Wolfe, University of Dallas, expertly guided the spirited discussion.

The Washington, D.C. program featured a conversation between Margaret Hoover, Senator James Talent, and Michael Franc, Hoover’s D.C.-based Director of Programs, on American political discourse and Buckley’s legacy.

Through Firing Line, Bill Buckley influenced the millions of Americans who tuned in weekly for intelligent discussion—of key events, of core principles, and of leading policy makers—between powerful voices on the Left and Right. While it is inevitably true that the number of those who knew Buckley personally will dwindle, it is our goal, through this event series and similar projects (as part of NRI’s Buckley Legacy Project), to expand the circle of those touched by his spirit and inspired by the principles he championed.

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For his entire life, Bill Buckley sought to preserve and buttress the foundations of our free society. To honor his achievement and inspire others, National Review Institute’s Board of Trustees has created the William F. Buckley Jr. Prizes for Leadership in Political Thought and Leadership in Supporting Liberty.

Thursday, September 22, 2016San Francisco City Hall

For additional information, please contact Alexandra Zimmern, Events Officer, NRI at alexandra@nrinstitute.orgTo learn more about NRI’s annual prize dinner, please visit www.nrinstitute.org/wfbprize

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