“Change is life’s only constant,” veteran Washington Post columnist George Will quipped in the introduction of his bestselling volume on baseball, Men At Work. And how true that has turned out to be, not only for Will but also for the conservative intellectual tradition to which he has dedicated more than 50 years of his life.

I had the chance to sit down with Will earlier this year, and we spoke about his decadeslong intellectual transformation. When considered within the context of the conservative movement’s own evolution over that same period, Will’s journey is equal parts challenging and insightful, leaving us with yet more questions than answers.