One of, if not the father of modern conservatism passed today, William F. Buckley Jr. Not only a great political thinker but one of the greatest intellects of the 20th century.
http://www.nationalreview.com/
A couple of minutes with the master and Noam Chomsky. And then: WJB threatening to "smash Gore Vidal in the face" for calling him a “crypto-Nazi” on national TV:
