Wanderland
Every Monday morning, Kevin D. Williamson reports—as only he can—on American life, politics, and culture from coast to coast.
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The Future Belongs to Them?
‘The People’ being on the side of a cause doesn’t tell you anything about its rightness or goodness.
Mike Johnson Declines Invitation to Be a Hostage
Without willing hostages, MTG et al. have little real power.
Pinching Pennies for Putin
J.D. Vance pretends to be a fiscal conservative in his quest against foreign aid.
‘There Shall Be None to Make Him Afraid’
Heretics, trolls, and the defects of illiberal religious politics.
Giving Permission to Political Violence
Undermining the legitimacy of institutions—as the left and the right have both done—is just the first step.
Slate Publishes Gun-Control Fiction
Bump stocks aren’t machine guns, and good luck trying to fire an AR-style rifle 800 times in a minute.
A Shepherd of Wolves
Our sacralizing tendency assimilates every issue into a spiritualized conflict of visions that is ultimately not about policy but about identity.
There’s a Price to Pay for Public Trust
Crimes that corrupt our institutions don’t just hurt the people who are directly involved.