Quite amusing.

Though I’ve never thought of myself as much of a conservative, I’ve always had a deep well of admiration for William F. Buckley. He was a bold public intellectual who fashioned a durable, powerful movement on the force of ideas alone. He never let social sensibilities get in the way of a cracking good argument, and disagree with him as you may well do, he had a viciously dismissive patrician wit which was great fun to behold.

Here’s to hoping that the public intellectuals of the future strive to fashion themselves in his mould than in the mould of the uncouth ruffians that pollute our public discourse today.