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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Robert Ordway) - ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ at 10: Prologue to a Political Takeover

The vice president’s memoir was the first trumpet blast for a new generation’s politics. The post ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ at 10: Prologue to a Political Takeover appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ at 10: Prologue to a Political Takeover The vice president’s memoir was the first trumpet blast for a new generation’s politics. Ten years ago this month Hillbilly Elegy was released. A few weeks later, Rod Dreher gave the little-known author J.D. Vance a national platform with his review and subsequent interview that crashed The American Conservative’s website. Not only did Vance’s book explain an undercurrent of frustration among the white working class; it also exposed a cluelessness among elites, unaware of the Big Sort bubble they created, as evidenced by their bewilderment when Donald…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ann Coulter) - Only the Rich Can Discriminate

Two mainstream reporters fail to become introspective deep in the heart of Arkansas. The post Only the Rich Can Discriminate appeared first on The American Conservative .

Takimag Only the Rich Can Discriminate Two mainstream reporters fail to become introspective deep in the heart of Arkansas. TakiMag (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The New York Times recently ran a podcast on Return to the Land, a membership club for straight, white people. It operates like a Manhattan co-op, with members buying shares that entitle them to a piece of real estate, the main difference being that, instead of being on a tiny island, home to some of the most expensive apartments in the world, this club is located on 160 acres of unused land in a remote part of…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Leonid Ragozin) - As the Iran War Ends, European Elites Push Ukraine Escalation

A PR campaign striving to prove that the tide is turning for Kiev is well underway. The post As the Iran War Ends, European Elites Push Ukraine Escalation appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs As the Iran War Ends, European Elites Push Ukraine Escalation A PR campaign striving to prove that the tide is turning for Kiev is well underway. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images) Some people welcomed the (as-yet-uncertain) end of war in Iran because they saw it as an example of pointless carnage that discredits and weakens the United States. Others celebrated it because they saw it as an unfortunate distraction from their pet conflict in Ukraine. The latter group prominently includes European leaders who attempted to push the war in Ukraine up the global agenda at the G7 summit in Evian…Open

AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - America's child population is shrinking everywhere but the South

Data: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios America's child population fell by 1.8 million from 2020 to 2025 — with the under-18 population shrinking in every region but the South . Why it matters: Most of America is preparing for fewer students and young families, while the South faces the opposite problem: crowded classrooms, new housing pressure and rising political stakes. The big picture: The South had 303,969 more children in 2025 than in 2020, according to new Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates reviewed by Axios. - The West had the largest under-18 decline: down 1,015,068, or 5.7%. - Overall, the South's total population grew 6% from 2020 to 2025 — nearly double the nation's…

Data: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios America's child population fell by 1.8 million from 2020 to 2025 — with the under-18 population shrinking in every region but the South . Why it matters: Most of America is preparing for fewer students and young families, while the South faces the opposite problem: crowded classrooms, new housing pressure and rising political stakes. The big picture: The South had 303,969 more children in 2025 than in 2020, according to new Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates reviewed by Axios. - The West had the largest under-18 decline: down 1,015,068, or 5.7%. - Overall, the South's total population grew 6% from 2020 to 2025 — nearly double the nation's…Open