What happened to the author who once urged Americans to take responsibility for their lives instead of turning to the government for solutions?
Letter to The WSJ. Excerpt:
"While reading these claims, I was reminded of an author who once urged Americans to take responsibility for their lives instead of turning to the government for solutions or constantly blaming others for “some perceived unfairness.” This author dismissed excuses such as “Obama shut down the coal mines, or all the jobs went to the Chinese,” describing them as “lies we tell ourselves to solve the cognitive dissonance—the broken connection between the world we see and the values we preach.”
These words appeared in the 2016 book “Hillbilly Elegy.” Mr. Vance could benefit from their counsel today.
Phillip W. Magness
The Independent Institute"
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