Meet the Flock

A practical guide to the sheep, what they represent, and why none of them should ever be allowed near a white paper or a snack procurement committee.

The sheep would like to clarify a few things.

First, they are not merely sheep. They are, taken together, a functioning interpretive body, a wool-based political weather station, and the last fully staffed committee in American life still willing to say what the problem is. They represent the public in all its confusion, grievance, occasional wisdom, and…