When you hear the name J.D. Vance, you might recall the bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy”, that rags-to-riches fairy tale of a boy from the hollers who made it out, polished his boots, and now lectures the rest of us on pulling ourselves up. But behind that neatly packaged American dream story lies something far messier, and far more revealing; especially for anyone who actually lives at the margins of power.