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Before J.D. Vance, there was William F. Buckley Jr.’s brother-in-law. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Editor’s note: This article is adapted from Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right, with permission of University of Notre Dame Press. It is impossible to discuss L. Brent Bozell Jr. without making reference to his more famous friend, William F. Buckley Jr. The two were debate partners at Yale in the late 1940s. Stephanie Slade is a senior editor at Reason. More We Think You’d Like