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==Poltical Views==
 
==Poltical Views==
Though he claims to be a conservative, Will holds some conservative and some liberal views.  With regards to foreign policy, Will has proposed that the United States should withdraw all troops from Afghanistan<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/31/AR2009083102912.html</ref> and defended Barack Obama's response to the uprisings after the 2009 elections in Iran.<ref>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/21/will-iran-foolish-criticism/</ref> He also criticized the Bush administration for engaging in warrantless surveillance<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/15/AR2006021502003.html</ref> and supported trials for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.  On abortion, Will believes that the [[Roe v. Wade]] Supreme Court decision was unconstitutional, but thinks that the issue is unimportant, overall.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/30/AR2005113001816.html</ref>  He is also against the death penalty.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/ponnuru/ponnuru200311060839.asp</ref> He does, however hold the conservative views that tighter border security and a "path to citizenship" is best for illegal immigrants,<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/29/AR2006032902004.html</ref> and that gun ownership is a constitutional right.<ref>http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/003142.html</ref>  
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Though he claims to be a conservative, Will holds some conservative and some liberal views.  With regards to foreign policy, Will has proposed that the United States should withdraw all troops from Afghanistan<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/31/AR2009083102912.html</ref> and defended [[Barack Obama]]'s response to the uprisings after the 2009 elections in Iran.<ref>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/21/will-iran-foolish-criticism/</ref> He also criticized the Bush administration for engaging in warrantless surveillance<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/15/AR2006021502003.html</ref> and supported trials for detainees at the [[Guantanamo Bay]] prison camp.  On abortion, Will believes that the [[Roe v. Wade]] Supreme Court decision was unconstitutional, but thinks that the issue is unimportant, overall.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/30/AR2005113001816.html</ref>  He is also against the death penalty.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/ponnuru/ponnuru200311060839.asp</ref> He does, however hold the conservative views that tighter border security and a "path to citizenship" is best for illegal immigrants,<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/29/AR2006032902004.html</ref> and that gun ownership is a constitutional right.<ref>http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/003142.html</ref>  
    
He also describes himself as "agnostic", claiming he was "not decisive enough [to be an [[atheist]]]."<ref>{{cite web
 
He also describes himself as "agnostic", claiming he was "not decisive enough [to be an [[atheist]]]."<ref>{{cite web
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