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At the end of March, when I was busy getting ready to leave for my all-electric Route 66 trip, JD Vance dropped a turd in the UFO punchbowl. During an interview with Benny Johnson, he was asked about UFOs (it’s fashionable to call them UAPs today), and he said, “I don’t think they’re aliens. I think they’re demons anyway, but that’s a longer discussion.”
In this article, I want to have a little fun and discuss the topic a bit. My main point: UFOs probably aren’t demons, but you can find something very demon-like in the fossil fuel industry. If we want to really banish this kind of demon, we need clean technology and anti-corruption efforts, not exorcisms.
Another Way of Looking at Demons
In many ways, a fundamentalist Christian’s belief in literal demons is more useful in politics than religion today. If a kid has a fever and is suffering seizures, almost nobody is going to just sit there and pray. If they’re praying at all, they’re doing so on the way to the hospital. In 2026, even most devout fundamentalist Christians don’t think that cancer, epilepsy, or the common cold are caused by demons. There are better explanations now, and more importantly, reliable and safe ways to get relief or at least have a fighting chance.
