Source: David Friedman’s Substack
by David Friedman
“Hillbilly Elegy, the book Vance published a few years after he graduated from Yale law school, struck me as an intelligent and perceptive account of a world very different from mine. My initial reaction to Trump choosing him as his vice-presidential candidate was positive. Listening to one of his speeches and seeing some of the things he had said in the campaign gave me a less positive impression. To resolve the conflict I reread parts of the book plus whatever I could find of his public articles and interviews. In doing so, it occurred to me that there were three possible explanations for anything he said — his actual beliefs, his decision to ally with Trump, his attempt to get votes.” (10/08/24)