"Probably the most underrated major conservative leader." -M. Stanton Evans "This entire jaunt would have been unthinkable but for you," said famed conservative William F. Buckley Jr. toNational Reviewrs"s longtime publisher, William Rusher. But Rusher is more than just a crucial figure in the history of the Rightrs"s leading magazine. He is a conservative wise man whose many contributions are underappreciated, as this meticulously researched biography reveals. David B. Frisk paints a masterful portrait of an erudite, witty, yet earnest leader who served as an indispensable link between the Rightrs"s theorists and its political practitioners throughout conservatismrs"s historic rise. He shows how the versatile Rusher pushed colleagues to engage actively in politics, in the spirit of a maxim often attributed to Ronald Reagan: "If not us, who? If not now, when?" To writeIf Not Us, Who?Frisk conducted dozens of interviews and pored over Rusherrs"s correspondence and public writings. He vividly captures both the joys and the struggles atNational Review, including Rusherrs"s close but complex relationship with the legendary Buckley. Frisk also uncovers Rusherrs"s contributions to the conservative ascendancy, from the pivotal Goldwater campaign through the Reagan era and beyond.