Benjamin Netanyahu in New York and Donald Trump with Xi Jinping both forgot that a leader represents his country, not himself.

A few years ago in Switzerland, to which then I was giving some serious thought to relocating, a local asked me about my view of Swiss politics. I said that when it comes to Switzerland, I am a conservative.

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.

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

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Benjamin Netanyahu in New York and Donald Trump with Xi Jinping both forgot that a leader represents his country, not himself.

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

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