Democracy Dies in Darkness

This teen was auctioning his pig to fight cancer. Four bidders in a row had their own plans.

August 6, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. EDT
Waylon Klitzman appears with Kim Katzenmeyer, his favorite teacher at Evansville High School in Wisconsin, at the Rock County 4-H Fair. (Courtesy of Kim Katzenmeyer)

Waylon Klitzman’s legs were shaking.

The 15-year-old from Evansville, Wis., said he is “not really that social” — and he especially dislikes standing in front of large groups of people. The auction room at the Rock County 4-H Fair late last month looked like something straight out of his nightmares: dozens of people packed into rows of chairs, all staring at him.