Category Archives: J.D. Vance

A Review of J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

Posted on November 18, 2016 by lfpbe

On the one hand, reacting to the Trump victory by immediately reading a bunch of books about poor people is a condescending and despicable thing to do. I feel a little dirty about it, honestly. On the other hand, the … Continue reading →

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