John Berthoud ... 1960-2007

Freedom's inevitable victory will suffer a significant delay due to the passing yesterday of John Berthoud, president of the National Taxpayers Union. John was that all-too-rare combination--a philosophically committed, intellectually powerful, all-around great guy.

And thus begins Leslie Carbone's tribute to her friend, John Berthoud. The conservative lower-taxes movement has lost a champion.