The foreword opens w/the parallels in their biographies: Both are from poor families & had difficult childhoods, both are Catholic, & both are now working in Washington, DC, to remake the country.… #Vance singles out…the areas where the 2 most strongly align politically. First, he praises Roberts for his willingness to criticize #corporations & break w/the #GOP’s #FreeMarket orthodoxy; then, for his strong emphasis on the #family.