J.D. Vance’s Pro-Family Wisdom
August 1, 2024
When Donald Trump announced that J.D. Vance was going to be his running mate, I can personally attest, more than a few pro-family policy wonks in Washington, DC, sent off “hurrahs” and “hosannas” via text and direct messages. When you work on marriage and family issues, you learn who on Capitol Hill is anti-family, who is pro-family in name only, and who will rise to the occasion, rebuff the lobbyists, and vote for policies that make it easier to get married, have kids, and raise them.
Members of that last group are shamefully rare, but they do exist. But rarer still are politicians who have a sophisticated understanding of the legislation at issue, who can weigh its strengths and weaknesses against an informed view about family policy’s proper objectives that they personally hold. Vance is one of them.
