For complicated historical and political reasons, we associate 'poor' in our public consciousness with 'black.' Terms such as 'welfare queen' and 'culture of poverty' became associated uniquely with the social maladies of African Americans in urban ghettos, despite the fact… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
Undoubtedly, church fish fries and picnics help build social cohesion. It was at my dad's medium-size evangelical church - my first real exposure to… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I almost failed out of high school. I nearly gave in to the deep anger and resentment harbored by everyone around me... Whatever talents… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
Liberals have to get more comfortable with dealing with the poor as they actually are. I admire their refusal to look down on the… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I happen to be a conservative, but one need not accept the Right's theories wholesale to acknowledge the sometimes negative effects of government action… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
Trump's voters loathe Jeb Bush because their lives are falling apart, and they blame people like him. — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
What unites Trump's voters is a sense of alienation from America's wealthy and powerful. — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
The subsidy for employer-sponsored coverage has tethered health care to employment in a way that virtually no economist endorses. — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I don't think that 60-70 percent of working-class white voters would have supported a Muslim ban before Donald Trump said something about a Muslim… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
It would be great if people returned to areas of the country that need talented people with good economic prospects. Our country would really… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
My military service is the thing I'm most proud of, but when I think of everything happening in the Middle East, I can't help… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
I could never understand why our lives felt like a struggle while those living off government largesse enjoyed trinkets that I only dreamed about. — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
