Matt Yglesias directed me to this audio:
Obsession with George Soros? Check
Obsession with black women getting abortions? Check
Unease with women being free to travel to other states? Check
All in 48 seconds, three seconds longer than the shower scene in Psycho.
Yes, you could probably find just as many offensive statements in this blog. But guess what—I don’t plan to run for vice president.
Trump would be our oldest president and may not last for 4 1/2 more years. Cat ladies need to get ready for President Vance. (Here’s another Vance dig at the childless. Jesus?)
If you wish to read a more serious take on Vance, check out this Fukuyama essay. Or this Janan Ganesh piece.
PS. Strange new respect for Trump on my part. It seems he (correctly) wanted Doug Burgum and his sons talked him into (creepy) Vance. Trump has also come around to my view on TikTok and housing construction. He’s “evolving”.
PPS. Over at Econlog I’ve done some posts pointing out that taxes and subsidies are essentially the same thing. Matt Yglesias makes the same point in a more colorful way:
