WFB, R.I.P.

I grew up fascinated by William F. Buckley, Jr., especially watching his debating style against socialists in the rare times that he appeared on television. I went from him to Ayn Rand and Barry Goldwater. Then I turned liberal, for reasons I forget, but which probably had to do with Civil Rights, until Reagan’s second term began to bring me back to the fold. So I was ready when 9/11 made it a practical necessity. But it began with WFB. He was a great sailor, too, and wrote about it well.