Buckley v. Chomsky

William F. Buckley ("Bill," if you want to pretend to have been his buddy) is dead. Buckley got his start by arguing that god had disappeared from Yale, now he gets to find out if s/he's still present in Heaven. Here is the first of a two-part debate between Buckley and Noam Chomsky, if you want to be reminded of his inimitable, somewhat reptilian style:

I do think Chomsky gets the better of him here. I've never been a fan of Buckley's politics, and often felt that he had more wit than wisdom. But when you compare him to the "conservative" pundits of today, the drop-off in intelligence and sense is pretty steep.