In the new issue of The Economist (subscribers only): “Mr Joyce was one of the leading architects of the conservative renaissance that reshaped America over the past 40 years.” The newspaper (as The Econ continues to insist on calling itself) also points out: “The New York Times has not yet even bothered to accord him an obituary.” It concludes:

Conservatives naturally revered Mr Joyce—not just for changing the intellectual climate but for keeping many of them out of penury (just check the prefaces of many conservative books). Arguably, though, the people who should study him most nowadays are on the left. Liberal America does not lack cash; nor does it lack people who are prepared to be unpleasant, as a glance at websites like the Daily Kos will show. But it has nobody with Mr Joyce’s ability to spot unconventional big ideas.