I went to his funeral yesterday. It was a short, tasteful, elegant affair. The rabbi spoke and so did Bill and that was it. If the measure of the man is judged by the quantity and quality of his admirers (Irving would no doubt care more about the latter) then Irving Kristol was indeed a titan.

I wrote a column about him here. But I think Christopher DeMuth’s essay here is probably the most definitive piece I’ve seen so far.