Standing athwart history yelling "Stop!"

William F. Buckley, Jr. died today at the age of 82. If you don't know who WFB was, the simplest way to describe his legacy is that he was the single person most responsible for the conservative movement in America, as well as the founder of National Review. The editors of NR have their statement here, and many, many words about WFB can be found at The Corner. RIP.