The New York Review of Books·2026-10-29 20:00· 4 d agoFeaturedRecommendation84.72

Evolution of a Cynic

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JD Vance’s new memoir attempts to sidestep the vice-president’s ambitions with a shallow recounting of his conversion to Catholicism.

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