Sorry, Mike Pence Isn't a Hero

It is true that former Vice President Mike Pence chose not to unilaterally throw out the votes of millions of Americans and install himself and Donald Trump in power in contravention of the expressed will of the American people. It is true he resisted becoming an accessory to the worst possible crime in a democratic republic: using the powers vested in you as an officer of the public trust to seize those powers in perpetuity. (Because let's be clear: if you think they would have stolen one election and then returned things to regular order, you are sorely mistaken. It would have been the end. We would have had Donny Junior on the $10 bill by 2026.) Seems like a low bar, but for that he ought to be commended.   [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [Congress Must Formally Acknowledge That Mike Pence Is The Batman]( [Congress Must Formally Acknowledge That Mike Pence Is The Batman]( It is true that former Vice President Mike Pence chose not to unilaterally throw out the votes of millions of Americans and install himself and Donald Trump in power in contravention of the expressed will of the American people. It is true he resisted becoming an accessory to the worst possible crime in a democratic republic: using the powers vested in you as an officer of the public trust to seize those powers in perpetuity. (Because let's be clear: if you think they would have stolen one election and then returned things to regular order, you are sorely mistaken. It would have been the end. We would have had Donny Junior on the $10 bill by 2026.) Seems like a low bar, but for that he ought to be commended. [Read More](   [Video Game Worlds Are Big—But the BenQ TK700 4K Projector is Bigger]( [Video Game Worlds Are Big—But the BenQ TK700 4K Projector is Bigger]( It’s one thing to play 'Elden Ring.' But to live inside it? Terrifying. [Read More]( [You Can—and Will—Take the Sonos Move Speaker Everywhere With You]( [You Can—and Will—Take the Sonos Move Speaker Everywhere With You]( This great-sounding portable unit is now 20% off, just in time for summer playlists to be blasted. [Read More](     [The Chef Who is Telling the Story of the Hmong People, One Dish at a Time]( [The Chef Who is Telling the Story of the Hmong People, One Dish at a Time]( Yia Vang never wanted to be a chef. It’s a surprising confession from the celebrated Minneapolis Hmong chef, who’s developed a deep fan base thanks to his award-winning pop-ups, jovial personality and larger-than-life presence. But despite the accolades and honors — including a James Beard Best Chef finalist nod this year — the 37-year-old still feels like he let his refugee immigrant parents down by chasing a career in the kitchen rather than the corner office. He hopes to rectify that this summer with the debut of his highly anticipated restaurant, Vinai, which he declares a love letter to his mom and dad. [Read More](   [The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022 (So Far)]( [The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022 (So Far)]( Need something new to watch? We got you covered. [Read More]( [16 Best Cocktail Books That'll Complete Your Home Bar Cart]( [16 Best Cocktail Books That'll Complete Your Home Bar Cart]( These recipe books are all, shall we say, spirited. [Read More](     [The Strong, Silent Type Will Not Shut Up]( [The Strong, Silent Type Will Not Shut Up]( My father died on New Year’s Eve 2016. I miss him every single day, but I’m actually a little relieved he did not live to see what’s happening to men now. Not how men are changing—from shouldering more of the work at home to challenging gender norms—but how many of them are reacting to these changes. I write this in a moment when there’s a “Tucker Carlson Original” called The End of Men, featuring a practice called “testicle tanning.” It blasts your balls with red light—it’s been right in front of us this whole time!—to allegedly boost testosterone, which, I guess, increases your appetite for sports talk radio, gay jokes, and premature heart disease. Joe Rogan sneered when Pete Buttigieg took paternity leave: “Isn’t that supposed to be for the person who gave birth?” Missouri senator Josh Hawley has said he plans to make masculinity a signature political issue. “A man is a father. A man is a husband. A man is somebody who takes responsibility,” said the guy who pumped his fist at the insurrectionist crowd on January 6, yet refuses to accept any responsibility for inciting them. [Read More](   [Win an Escape to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico ($1,500 Value)!]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection]( esquire.com ©2022 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019