Some political problems are ideological and philosophical: What should be the moral basis of our thinking about abortion? Some of them are matters of priority: How big an economic price are we willing to pay to meet climate goals? Others are mainly—I was tempted to write “simply,” but that isn’t quite right—matters of design, which brings me to the news of the day: spending controls.
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.
