Sam Tanenhaus

Sam Tanenhaus is an American author, journalist, and cultural critic widely regarded as one of the foremost chroniclers of American conservatism. He is the author of "Buckley: The Right-Wing Church Lady Who Saved the Conservative Movement" (as well as the acclaimed "Whittaker Chambers: A Biography" and "The Death of Conservatism"). A longtime editor at The New York Times Book Review and the Week in Review section, Tanenhaus brings deep historical insight and narrative precision to his work. His writing illuminates the intellectual and political forces that have shaped modern America.