The world is full of complexity and nuance, but sometimes you need the moral clarity of a children’s book. Of course you need to read The Federalist Papers, but save some time for The Once and Future King, Watership Down, and The Wind in the Willows.

You’re reading Wanderland, Kevin D. Williamson’s weekly newsletter on America’s rapidly changing political, economic, and social norms.

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