As for the financial world - I've been working in the Forbes building for eight years. You soak up a little bit of ambient stuff about all this - I know what a gold straddle is, what the Lombard rate is. Christopher Buckley ambientbitebuild share on social
I think my identity as a 'conservative' is entirely inherited. People see the name Buckley, and they think 'conservative.' Christopher Buckley buckleyconservativeidentity Change image and share on social
It's always tricky, meeting an author you've admired. Christopher Buckley admireauthorhave Change image and share on social
I want Tom Clancy, the Maryland novelist, to write the story of the rest of my life. Christopher Buckley clancylifemaryland Change image and share on social
My father would have been impressed by Barack Obama's mind and style and grace of manner, as well as by - I'm certain - his abilities as a writer. Christopher Buckley abilitybarackfather Change image and share on social
My mother spent a month in a Swiss hospital after a terrible ski accident. Christopher Buckley accidenthospitalmonth Change image and share on social
You can't tell what's aboard a container ship. We carried every kind of cargo, all of it on view: a police car, penicillin, Johnnie Walker Red, toilets, handguns, lumber, Ping-Pong balls, and IBM data cards. Christopher Buckley aboardballcar share on social
Short of taking monastic vows or trekking into the Kalahari, a freighter passage might just offer what our relentlessly connected age has made difficult, if not impossible: splendid isolation. Christopher Buckley ageconnectdifficult Change image and share on social
I live on a train. I know - what a sad thing to admit. I am the New-Age Willy Loman. But there it is. Christopher Buckley admitagelive Change image and share on social
There was a glamorous Nick-and-Nora element to my parents. If you remove one from the other, you're left with neither. But parents are parents. Christopher Buckley elementglamorousleave Change image and share on social
