Before Vance was a couple of steps away from the most powerful position in the world, he was just a self-proclaimed “hillbilly” raised in the Appalachian mountains, living in poverty ...

I doubt that many progressives in the United States have read J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy. Being based in the Philippines, a country located on the outer fringes of the empire, I certainly was ...

Vance, who grew up in Jackson, Kentucky, and Middletown, Ohio, skyrocketed to fame as the author of "Hillbilly Elegy." The book later turned into a movie of the same name that was released in 2020.

But now the former Ohio Senator and self-described "hillbilly" faces perhaps his biggest test - keeping in with Trump, even when his views are out of alignment with the Maga base, and keeping the ...

Pic: Reuters This is how JD Vance took his experiences as a self-proclaimed hillbilly and used them to write a bestselling book and propel himself to the top of politics. In his 2016 memoir ...

You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article to receive future editions in your inbox. Hillbilly is a word that’s full of implications. It can be used as a self-bestowed label of pride ...