In Search of Liberalism

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. You’re reading Wanderland, Kevin D. Williamson’s weekly newsletter on politics, policy, and culture. To unlock the full version, become a Dispatch member today. I spent part of the week at Liberalism for the 21st Century—LibCon 2026—an annual conference put on by the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism, a relatively new organization headed by my friend Shika Dalmia, long associated with Reason magazine and now publisher of the UnPopulist. 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 thea