It might be good to be as bored as the Vance children

It might be good to be as bored as the Vance children


Vice President J.D. Vance’s three young children were a delight to see at inaugural events yesterday. More than charm, though, they are a glimpse into what is to come in everyday life.

The Vances offer hope in just what they are: a small, seemingly happy family. Viewers, accustomed to norms of individualism and data that say young people are not marrying, see a model — for those unmarried, that family life is both possible and enjoyable, and for the married, representation of what matters most to them. Family promotion has been hardly a priority in recent years, especially the past four, and President Donald Trump’s incoming administration aims to flip the script.

That is the face value of seeing family life on the center stage,

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