Radical Chick

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. In the late 1950s, Gloria Steinem went to work for an organization called the Independent Research Service, in which capacity she helped organize delegations of young progressive Americans—young, progressive, non-communist or anti-communist Americans—to attend worldwide youth meetings otherwise dominated by (and usually organized by) the Soviet Union. 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 We Think You’d Like