I wonder whether Tom Friedman regrets that infamous “China for a day” talk, which, even though it is frequently misrepresented—Friedman generally has been clear about the character of the Beijing regime even as he envies it—expressed in unusually plain terms the naïve autocratic ambition at the heart of so much progressive thinking.
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.
