Vice President JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" has been criticized by many who feel it is an inaccurate portrayal of ...

“When I was growing up, it was more ‘redneck’ than ‘hillbilly,’” Anton said in an interview for this newsletter, regarding words that others used to stigmatize. “I started claiming [what some meant as ...

Perhaps it is partially because of that long-since established stereotype of Appalachian “hillbillies” that Vance promotes, a demographic which likely seems like the polar opposite of the ...