Firing Line was an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr., founder and publisher of National Review magazine. Its 1,504 episodes over 33 years made Firing Line the longest-running public affairs show in television history with a single host. The erudite program, which featured many of the most prominent intellectuals and public figures in the United States, won an Emmy Award in 1969.

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9 Episodes

  • Should We Privatize the Welfare State? Part I
    第 10 集
    Should We Privatize the Welfare State? Part I
  • Should We Privatize the Welfare State? Part II
    第 11 集
    Should We Privatize the Welfare State? Part II
  • Should We Drastically Reduce Immigration? Part I
    第 18 集
    Should We Drastically Reduce Immigration? Part I
  • Should We Drastically Reduce Immigration? Part II
    第 19 集
    Should We Drastically Reduce Immigration? Part II
  • Should We Regulate the Use of Words?
    第 22 集
    Should We Regulate the Use of Words?Mr. Pinker's new book had infuriated linguistic conservatives--among whom, count WFB--but in this relaxed conversation, host and guest agree as much as they disagree.
  • Is the Anti-terror Bill A Danger to Civil Liberties? Part I
    第 24 集
    Is the Anti-terror Bill A Danger to Civil Liberties? Part I
  • Is the Anti-terror Bill A Danger to Civil Liberties? Part II
    第 25 集
    Is the Anti-terror Bill A Danger to Civil Liberties? Part II
  • Is Hollywood A Lost Cause?
    第 33 集
    Is Hollywood A Lost Cause?To the title question, Mr. Heston would give a qualified No. There are, he says, "far more young conservatives among actors and writers and directors now," and Hollywood does respond, though slowly, to public pressure--so that, as Mr. Buckley puts it, "a depiction of a minister or a priest doesn't have to show him as a bigamist or an adulterer or a sodomist." Still, Hollywood is a left-wing place.
  • How Do We Cope With Young Black Crime?
    第 35 集
    How Do We Cope With Young Black Crime?Mr. Koch had recently reflected publicly on the work of a professor who had found that the incidence of crime among young black men who were married and working was no higher than that among young white men. So how do we get young black men to marry and work?

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