How to Squander Good Will

Terrorists and their proponents have forfeited their right to sympathy. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. One of the downsides of our celebrity-dominated culture is that our policy conversations often are so easily misdirected by spectacularly uninformed people such as rappers and the president of the United States of America. Rational ignorance is a real thing, and most of us are entirely uninformed about most things. 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. More From Kevin D. Williamson