J.D. Vance Is a Dangerous Authoritarian

Jonathan Chait: “Let me state my thesis directly. Politicians who wish to defend democracy ought to draw a line at supporting allies who pose a threat to democracy. J.D. Vance is an authoritarian. Granted, this charge is difficult to prove without first handing him power, but the authoritarian nature of his beliefs is established as clearly as it can be without a pile of corpses. That said, the evidence of Vance anti-democratic inclination is about as clear as it can be for a figure in his current position.”