https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2011/11/26/an-accumulation-of-little-extravagances-william-f-buckley-jr-on-barack-obama/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:35:49 -0400<![CDATA[November 24, Thanksgiving this year, was Bill Buckley’s birthday.  Born in 1925, he would have turned 86 that day. It doesn’t seem possible that he died at the end of February 2008, nearly four years ago. Where have those months gone? It’s as if the company that delivers time blundered, supplying only half the expected number of hours, days, and months these last several years. Yet another illustration, I suppose, of the mysterious fact that life seems to speed up as you get older.]]>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:48:34 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2011/11/26/an-accumulation-of-little-extravagances-william-f-buckley-jr-on-barack-obama-n116691