The Moral Collapse of J. D. Vance

Instead of a candidate who s willing to speak hard truths to his people, Ohioans now have a native son who has returned to weaponize their resentment and cultural dysfunctions. His ambition is fueled by the money of others who would never deign to live in the Midwest. And like other populist charlatans, he has convinced himself that he should be anointed to lead the rubes out of their misery.

Vance would no doubt welcome terms such as populist, savior, native son. But when thinking of a plastic fraud trying to harvest their votes, poor and working-class voters might come up with a different word.

via www.msn.com

So Tom Nichols really, really doesn’t like J.D. Vance. I thought Vance sounded pretty thoughtful about Big Tech (and we all know who that is; why the scare quotes, Tom?). Not sure I see why Vance must be regarded as a traitor to his class, unless you’re not allowed to be a success in life, as he’s done. Maybe he is a phony — but only time will tell us that.