JD Vance, white grievance, and the politics of victimhood

AJC columnist Bill Torpy

What does it really mean when a vice president declares that white Americans no longer have to apologize for being white? Ron digs into J.D. Vance’s controversial Turning Point USA remarks and the larger political strategy behind white grievance politics. He’s joined by Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Bill Torpy, whose ⁠sharp new op-ed⁠ breaks down how race, resentment, and power are being reshaped for today’s MAGA audience.

Together, Ron and Torpy explore how DEI became a political punching bag, why empathy isn’t the same as guilt, and how grievance is being weaponized in modern campaigns.

ALSO: more on ⁠MTG’s NYT piece⁠ & ⁠reverberations from it⁠, and what’s the deal with Nick Shirley’s so-called “expose’ ” of Minnesota’s (mischaracterized) Somali-led, supposedly Walz-permitted fraud bombshell? Would it surprise you there’s a crap-ton of hot air shrouding a three-year old story that Walz & the Biden DOJ & FBI were already dealing with? More from Minnesota-based political influencer “Off_JaWaggon” to fill in the blanks for me. ⁠Minnesota-based political influencer “Off_JaWaggon”⁠