Kevin D. Williamson

Kevin D. Williamson is national correspondent at The Dispatch and is based in Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 15 years as a writer and editor at National Review, worked as the theater critic at the New Criterion, and had a long career in local newspapers. He is also a writer in residence at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. When Kevin is not reporting on the world outside Washington for his Wanderland newsletter, you can find him at the rifle range or reading a book about literally almost anything other than politics.

Kevin D. Williamson

The Burial of the Dead

Ukrainians keep up the fight against Russia in the hope that future generations won’t have to.

From Counterculture to Culture and Back Again

On Robert Kennedy Jr. and the right.

Elon, You Have Much To Learn About Free Speech

An open letter to the owner of Twitter.

Emperor Malarkey I

The president doesn’t just get to bark orders at Congress.

Death of a Talking Point

Returning to the tax policies of the 1950s would make our deficits worse.

Against Strategery

Voters shouldn’t try to outsmart themselves.

Three Ways of Looking at the Debt Ceiling

The immediate crisis might be exaggerated, but disaster looms if we don’t address spending.

Repealing the Payroll-Tax Cap Won’t Save Social Security

Funding progressive dreams doesn’t mean just raising Elon Musk’s taxes.

The Reaganite

What Ron DeSantis does—and doesn’t—have in common with the Gipper.

Which Side Are You On?

Infrastructure and energy vs. political convenience