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How has American culture changed since the 19th century? Consider this: John Wilkes Booth was a handsome celebrity whose career came to an end when became an assassin, while Luigi Mangione is a handsome assassin whose career as a celebrity was launched by the assassination.
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.
