Vic Snyder on Dolly, DEI and why he thinks ‘democratic socialism’ is bad marketing

Vic Snyder, the former state senator and U.S. representative who served Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District, showed up to his sold-out Arkansas Times  Lecture Series Thursday with props and name-drops. He brought a plastic sack of books and mementos for his history and pop culture-infused talk on issues facing Democrats, from attacks on DEI to the rise of democratic socialism, which Snyder frets is alienating voters. Snyder also spoke of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and