William S. Lind

William S. Lind
Born (1947-07-09) July 9, 1947
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Other namesThomas Hobbes
Alma materDartmouth College
Princeton University
OccupationWriter
Known forFourth-generation warfare, conservative commentary

William S. Lind (born July 9, 1947) is an American conservative author, described as being aligned with paleoconservatism. He is the author of many books and one of the first proponents of fourth-generation warfare (4GW) theory and is director of the American Conservative Center for Public Transportation. He used the pseudonym Thomas Hobbes in a column for The American Conservative.