A Wile E. Coyote Caper in Alaska

The Democrats have engaged in some electoral shenanigans. It’s blown up in their faces. 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 truest things ever said about Washington is that it is full of people who think they are in House of Cards but who are really in Veep. Or, to borrow from a recent conversation in the Dispatch comments section, Americans sometimes think about political insiders as though they were Bond villains when they are really more like Batman villains—the Adam West Batman, at that—or, as I put it, Scooby-Doo villains. Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source 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