Buckley's Gatekeeping Role in Movement Conservatism

One notable aspect of Bill Buckley's role in movement conservatism involved being a gatekeeper, where he denounces certain figures or movements not aligned with the conservative project. This gatekeeping function manifested in his assignment of reviews, like the hatchet job by Whittaker Chambers against Ayn Rand, as well as his actions in removing anti-Semitic individuals like Joe Sobran from National Review. This gatekeeping approach was instrumental in maintaining the image of Buckley as a reasonable conservative in the public eye.