Buckley's political views did not represent the future of the conservative movement as much as its past, and he did not speak out much about the big social issues that would dominate the future of politics. For example, he was mostly silent about [[ERA]], the defining issue for the modern conservative movement. Buckley was a [[globalist]], contrary to modern conservatives. For example, Buckley supported [[NAFTA]] and giving away the [[Panama Canal]], despite its strategic significance and how the [[United States]] had built and paid for it. Buckley also favored legalizing [[marijuana]]. | Buckley's political views did not represent the future of the conservative movement as much as its past, and he did not speak out much about the big social issues that would dominate the future of politics. For example, he was mostly silent about [[ERA]], the defining issue for the modern conservative movement. Buckley was a [[globalist]], contrary to modern conservatives. For example, Buckley supported [[NAFTA]] and giving away the [[Panama Canal]], despite its strategic significance and how the [[United States]] had built and paid for it. Buckley also favored legalizing [[marijuana]]. |