Kate Walsh O'Beirne, 1949-2017

I highly recommend the lovely tributes to Kate O’Beirne, who died Sunday after a very private battle with cancer, from her colleagues at National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru and Jonah Goldberg.

I’d add only this: Kate was a stalwart of the conservative movement who never manifested the stodginess or self-importance that one associates with stalwarts. She was a proud and believing Catholic who was more than capable of irreverent wit. She was bright and wise (not so common a combination), and (even less common a combination) at once knowledgeable and knowing.