in case you don’t know, the driftless area is a region in illinois/wisconsin/iowa/minnesota that was never flattened by glaciers and thus is more similar to appalachia than the rest of the midwest. one of the most subtly beautiful parts of the country
Democrat up for tough reelection: “I would like to improve healthcare 3%”
Republican up for tough reelection: “I would like to put poor people into a large blender and hold the ‘pulverize’ button”
I covered poverty in Appalachian Ohio for a decade.
People in poverty are forced to live in a very real world of struggle, scarcity, hardship, hunger and pain every single day.
Husted is dripping with exquisite ignorance, privilege and condescension toward those in poverty.
this cover is even more fabulous when you remember how hard the likes of melania trump and lauren sanchez chase fashion credibility, without ever quite managing to land it