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Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.

Buckleys Smart 16

Buckley's Smart 16

From Hillary Clinton to David Petraeus, The Daily Beast's Christopher Buckley offers his own nominations for smartest...

Posted 12:55 AM | Nov 30, 2009
Going Rogue The Index

Going Rogue: The Index

The Daily Beast's columnist enjoyed Sarah Palin's memoir so much, he created his own index for it. Alaska  &nb...;

Posted 6:50 PM | Nov 21, 2009
Lessons from Another War

Lessons from Another War

Christopher Buckley, in London as Britain marks Armistice Day, reports on how the allies' Afghanistan conundrum looks...

Posted 10:04 AM | Nov 12, 2009
Its Time for Us to Go

It's Time for Us to Go

Get out of Afghanistan now, Mr. President. And here's why. I've lived in Washington since 1981 and have been a fait...

Posted 10:36 PM | Oct 28, 2009