he had written since 1973 under the title "The Conservative Advocate," in February 2009. After more than half a year of ill health, he died in April 2011 in an assisted living home in San Francisco. He never married and had no survivors. Publications Books Special Counsel. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1968. How to Win Arguments More Often Than Not. New York: Doubleday, 1981. . The Rise of the Right. New York: Morrow, 1984. . The Coming Battle for the Media: Curbing the Power of the Media Elite. New York: Morrow, 1988. . Articles "The Vindication of American Anti-Communism" (Review Essay). Orbis, Vol. 40, No. 4, Autumn 1996, pp. 627–637. . References Further reading Frisk, David B. If Not Us, Who?: William Rusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement. Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2011. . Hemmer, Nicole, Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016; academic review) External links Firing Line, with William F. Buckley, Jr. "The Republican Party and Moderates", September 6, 1984. The Open Mind, with Richard Heffner. "The Rise of the Right", June 27, 1984. "The Coming Battle for the Media", January 14, 1989. Conversations with History, with Harry Kreisler. "The Conservative Moment" (Transcript), April 25, 1990. "Terrorism and Media Responsibility ". Major Issues Lectures Series. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, April 4, 1986. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/books/review/if-not-us-who-by-david-b-frisk.html?ref=books https://www.nationalreview.com/nrd/articles/297262/nr-s-other-bill http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/gentleman-bruiser/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/21/book-review-if-not-us-who/ http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/265074/remembering-william-rusher-nro-symposium http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/William-Rusher-he-made-conservatism-popular-2374173.php Rusher's homepage at the Claremont Institute 1990 interview with Rusher Rusher to Retirement by Interview Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online'' ‘Mr. Rusher, the President is calling’ 1923 births 2011 deaths Lawyers from Chicago Princeton University alumni Harvard Law School alumni American political writers American male non-fiction writers American columnists National Review people New York (state) Republicans Barry Goldwater Writers from Chicago Writers from New York City New Right (United States) American Continuing Anglicans