While the rest of us are drowning in the flood of information, trying to figure out what it all means, people like Wilson and Trump skim along the surface. Why? Because understanding and being understood are not necessarily the goal. Wilson does not sit for an interview to try to convince you of his ideas. He sits for an interview because “all press is good press,” as the saying goes. He gets a hearing, and regardless of whether you subscribe to his ideas or get lost trying to debate them, he wins. You get bogged down while he continues doing what he’s doing.

In an even more ironic twist, evangelicals are particularly vulnerable to the flood of information because the tradition places a disproportionate weight on words. Unlike traditions that prioritize embodied practices like prayers, fasting, penance, and good works, as an Enlightenment tradition, evangelicals often prioritize the mind, belief, and study. But this reliance on words also means that evangelicals are uniquely susceptible to the abuse of words. In a weird twist, evangelicals are more likely to follow the person who talks or writes about the importance of virtue than the person who is actually virtuous.  Read more»

Hannah Anderson | “The Great And Powerful Doug: Doug Wilson Doesn’t Just Have Radical Ideas. He Uses Radical Ideas” | The Dispatch | July 19, 2026

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