I am young enough that I didn’t really appreciate what William F. Buckley did for the cause of conservativism in this country until those that I consider great conservative thinkers today began paying tribute to him in his recent death. He was brilliant, untiring, charming, and witty; so, it comes as no surprise to me that his office looked like this…

I’ll bet you can guess whether I am a neat or messy office person. 😉

HT: Justin Taylor

 

Here are a some thoughts on his passing from a few thinkers I respect…

John Mark Reynolds

Doug Groothius

Melinda Penner