Conventional wisdom has it that J.D. Vance has been set up to be the fall guy for our new devil’s bargain with Iran. I don’t buy it.

Although there’s evidence to support it, I admit.

Nick Catoggio is a staff writer at The Dispatch and is based in Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 16 years gradually alienating a populist readership at Hot Air. When Nick isn’t busy writing a daily newsletter on politics, he’s … probably planning the next day’s newsletter.

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Conventional wisdom has it that J.D. Vance has been set up to be the fall guy for our new devil’s bargain with Iran. I don’t buy it.

Although there’s evidence to support it, I admit.

You’re reading Boiling Frogs, Nick Catoggio’s daily newsletter on politics. To unlock the full version, become a Dispatch member today.

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