For a lot of conservative religious people, though, this set-up probably sounds normal, or even wise. Socially liberal or non-religious people may see Pence’s practice as misogynistic or bizarre. Some folks-mostly journalists and entertainers on Twitter-have reacted with surprise, anger, and sarcasm to the Pence family rule. Emma Green, in customary form, does a good job examining what this weird episode tells us about Americans and gender. To no one’s surprise, this has earned Pence denunciation from the more progressive protuberances of the body politic. But I can’t fault the guy, especially given the life politicians have to live. This is pretty quaintly conservative, admittedly, and not something I would do. He never eats alone with another woman, or goes to events where alcohol is served unless his wife is with him. You have seen, I take it, that our vice president has outed himself as a cultural criminal of the first order by revealing that, like some conservative Christian men, he doesn’t put himself in situations where he could be tempted to compromise his marital vows, or be plausibly accused of same.
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