Requiescat In Pace, William F. Buckley
Posted by: Scott W. Graves | 02/27/2008 2:54 PM
It's time for all conservatives to take a moment and acknowledge their
debt, known or unknown, to William F. Buckley, the intellectual
godfather of American conservatism, who passed from this vale of tears today at the age of 82.
The website of the magazine he founded, National Review, is the place to go to read the tributes.
My late father introduced me to National Review when I was a teenager. "When you read it, you wouldn't think you''re reading about the same issues and events you read about in the newspaper," he said, referring to its analysis of politics through the prism of conservative philosophy.
That introduction was instrumental in my formation as a political conservative, and for that I thank my Dad and William F. Buckley.
UPDATE: Links to news, analysis, and retrospectives on the life of William F. Buckley
New York Times Obituary is here.
Washington Times profile is here.
Washington Post profile is here.
Mark Tapscott's Copy Desk is here.
Jeff Solsby's column is here.
The website of the magazine he founded, National Review, is the place to go to read the tributes.
My late father introduced me to National Review when I was a teenager. "When you read it, you wouldn't think you''re reading about the same issues and events you read about in the newspaper," he said, referring to its analysis of politics through the prism of conservative philosophy.
That introduction was instrumental in my formation as a political conservative, and for that I thank my Dad and William F. Buckley.
UPDATE: Links to news, analysis, and retrospectives on the life of William F. Buckley
New York Times Obituary is here.
Washington Times profile is here.
Washington Post profile is here.
Mark Tapscott's Copy Desk is here.
Jeff Solsby's column is here.
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I am not a conservative. As a matter of fact I am not a republican. But I liked William F. Buckley. Buckley had the uncanny ability to make the case fun. I listened to him when he talked, enjoyed Firing LIne, and read the National Review when he was writing. I respected him for his intellect, passion and ability to make the case. He was an American original and will be missed.
Vale of Tears huh Jubal?
You reading Paulo Coelho??