In a Jan. 29 interview with Fox News, Vice President JD Vance said, “You love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then after that, you can focus and prioritize the rest of the world.”
Known formally as “ordo amoris,” it’s a concept that dates back to early Christianity and describes the order of charity or love, with its attendant obligations. But Vance’s ranking of the affections rankled some. UK critic Rory Stewart called Vance’s remarks “bizarre” and “pagan tribal.”
