Vance is the logical endpoint of a conservative ideology that has so selected for elite interests that even the most basic performance of empathy is essentially impossible. He can't even convincingly pretend to be a Christian, itself a solved problem for the GOP. Kayfabe only works if you can sell
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DOUTHAT: What is Christian about the second Trump administration?
VANCE: Hahahaha. Well, I think that -- we have pursued a series of economic policies
