Joseph Sobran, a former senior editor at National Review, observes in a recent column that William F. Buckley, founder of that magazine, is ill with emphysema. I am very sorry to hear of Mr. Buckley’s illness, and want to commend to you Mr. Sobran’s column for its very revealing description of the man behind the public image. Please read it here. We welcome your comments on this giant of the modern political right.