Hillbilly Elegy

recently quit his job because he was sick
of waking up early. I later saw him
complaining on Facebook about the
“Obama economy” and how it had
affected his life. I don’t doubt that the
Obama economy has affected many, but
this man is assuredly not among them.
His status in life is directly attributable
to the choices he’s made, and his life
will improve only through better
decisions. But for him to make better
choices, he needs to live in an
environment that forces him to ask tough
questions about himself. There is a
cultural movement in the white working
class to blame problems on society or
the government, and that movement gains