The issue that's really, really concerning is that you have eight million prime age men who have dropped out of the labor force, folks who aren't eve…

- James Vance

I've been asked if I'd consider doing Ropes as a straight novel - which is flattering, I suppose - but I can't imagine why I'd want to limit myself t…

- James Vance

One of the things I really worry about is that if you don't see middle class wage growth, if you don't see the economy in certain areas of the countr…

- James Vance

For all the idealism that propels him through the story, if you read between the lines you may see that at a moment which he considers a defining poi…

- James Vance

I'd forgotten how challenging comics can be until I started working on Ropes. Yes, you're restricted by the boundaries of the page, but we all work w…

- James Vance

If you think of- of the rhetoric of - of modern Democrats, it's often so focused on government that people don't accept - I think a lot of those - a …

- James Vance

There is a need for more economic growth, for more job growth. But there is a need in some people for them to recognize that they have a role in maki…

- James Vance

I think that what was genius about the politics of Trump's campaign is that he focused on workers and he focused on jobs. It wasn't about the wealthy…

- James Vance

I really do think Trump's election comes down to respect. It comes down to being gracious. It comes down to really showing compassion for the problem…

- James Vance