Hillbilly Elegy - Classroom Discussion & Research (Period 2) by Drew Coyne https://padlet.com/dcoyne2/nvhog28zk2rc Finding Voices from Outside the Westport Bubble en-us 2017-02-17 13:58:57 UTC 2026-02-07 20:46:00 UTC hello@padlet.com A core purpose for reading Hillbilly Elegy is to hear voices from outside the Westport Bubble. Today's task for you is to search for, read, and collect voices that discuss the disparate realities of America's economy and society. dcoyne2 https://padlet.com/dcoyne2/nvhog28zk2rc/wish/154582776 2017-02-17 14:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dcoyne2/nvhog28zk2rc/wish/154582776 “It’s very interesting, right?” he says later of the political presumption. “It seems to me an indictment of the Republican Party that if you talk about issues of poverty and upward mobility, people assume you’re a Democrat.” --- JD Vance dcoyne2 https://padlet.com/dcoyne2/nvhog28zk2rc/wish/154583927 As I read Hillbilly Elegy, I found myself hearing Vance's story while also seeing many issues from a Democrat v. Republican Economic viewpoint.  And while I was doing this, I almost always assumed that Vance was conveying a story with a more liberal bent.  This article challenged that my perception, especially with the admission that Vance is "a conservative Republican."  This just goes to show that American economic policy is far from a left v. right issue.  Indeed, improving the American economy should be something that goes to help people advance economically through hard work and common-sense economic reforms. (Drew Coyne)]]> 2017-02-17 14:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dcoyne2/nvhog28zk2rc/wish/154583927