As many probably have heard, William F. Buckley died recently. I read through the memorial issue of National Review that paid tribute to him. Very interesting read it was.
I remember watching him on Firing Line once in a while, but he was a little hard to understand at times. He did overuse some very obscure vocabulary, but he could be quite amusing to listen to very often. Since I am not a liberal, I usually agreed with him as well.
After reading the tributes to him, I came to realize that I had not come close to appreciating what a character (the good kind) he was. I was especially intrigued about the book he wrote long ago called God and Man at Yale - this is the book where he condemns the misuse of "academic freedom" at Yale and suggests that the alumni cut off donations to control it. And this was in the 1950's. WOW!!
Well, he was one hell of a guy, and I am sorry he is no longer with us. On this note, see the National Review tribute issue (one of the March issues) for the mock memo to Buckley in heaven from St. Peter - it is hilarious!!
I remember watching him on Firing Line once in a while, but he was a little hard to understand at times. He did overuse some very obscure vocabulary, but he could be quite amusing to listen to very often. Since I am not a liberal, I usually agreed with him as well.
After reading the tributes to him, I came to realize that I had not come close to appreciating what a character (the good kind) he was. I was especially intrigued about the book he wrote long ago called God and Man at Yale - this is the book where he condemns the misuse of "academic freedom" at Yale and suggests that the alumni cut off donations to control it. And this was in the 1950's. WOW!!
Well, he was one hell of a guy, and I am sorry he is no longer with us. On this note, see the National Review tribute issue (one of the March issues) for the mock memo to Buckley in heaven from St. Peter - it is hilarious!!
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